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As the worlds largest search engine and online mapping service, Google has a lot to teach us about the world. In fact, there are so many interesting things Google has to teach us that it’s hard to know where to start. But one of the most important things Google teaches us is about location data. The Google Places API lets you get information about addresses and businesses in your area. You can use this information to find information about restaurants, stores, and more.
Why did it change?
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What are the benefits of the new Google Places API?
If you’re a business owner, hopefully you already know the benefits of Google Places.
The new Google Places API makes it easier than ever to find these opportunities – and allows you to make changes as needed.
Here are some of the features that the new API offers:
– More data available in one call
– Strategy recommendations based on your location
What are the disadvantages of the new Google Places API?
It’s not easy to find the answer to that question, but from what we can tell, the new Google Places API is a downgrade.
The old Places API would let businesses add their current address, but the new Places API doesn’t. The old Places API also allowed for more advanced features like geocoding and listing distances, whereas now it only allows for listing locations.
Google’s decision to do away with these features might be due to an overall lack of demand for them. While they’re a crucial part of many business owners’ workflows, Google has said that they are looking into alternative methods of capturing customer information and managing listings.
For now, it seems that businesses should consider using the legacy version of the Google Places API until the issue is resolved.
Last Updated on January 5, 2022
Aires Loutsaris is a content marketing specialist working with some of the world’s biggest VC funded startups and eCommerce companies. He has 15 years of experience in organic search optimisation and content writing with over 2500 students enrolled in his Udemy SEO course. An ex-head of two award-winning agencies, he has lectured at the University of the Arts, London College of Fashion on content marketing and has consulted for all three of the Universities he studied at: The Open University, The University of Hull and Kings College University of London. Feel free to connect with Aires on LinkedIn or Facebook.