Business Listings API delivers point-of-interest records from a Google Maps-derived database: you can search for businesses by keyword, category, and location, or aggregate businesses by category. One returned item represents one business record in Search, or one business category in Categories Aggregation.
The API works in Live mode only: results are returned within the same request, typically within 2 seconds. Billing combines a fixed task fee with a per-item fee, and one response can contain up to 1,000 items.
Pricing by mode
| Endpoint | Mode | Turnaround time | Billing unit | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Business Listings Search / Categories Aggregation
/business_data/business_listings/search/live
/business_data/business_listings/categories_aggregation/live
|
Live modeSingle POST request | Up to 2 seconds on average | Per task + per itemUp to 1,000 items per response | $0.012 + $0.00036$372 per 1M items |
FAQ
Questions about Business Listings API
How is the Business Listings price calculated?
Each Live request costs $0.012, plus $0.00036 for each returned item. The two endpoints — Search and Categories Aggregation — are priced identically.
How much does a task returning 1,000 items cost?
A full 1,000-item response costs $0.012 + (1,000 × $0.00036) = $0.372.
Why does 1 million items cost $372?
One response is limited to 1,000 items, so 1M items require 1,000 API requests: 1,000 × $0.012 + 1,000,000 × $0.00036 = $372.
What counts as one item?
In the Search endpoint, one item is one business record. In Categories Aggregation, one item is one business category record.