Metadata of one Google Maps photo: the place the photo belongs to, the contributor who uploaded it, the upload date and the image URLs in several sizes. One request costs 1 credit; failed requests are never charged. Send the Google Maps photo reference token as data_id. The location block describes the place of the photo itself, not the business_id you pass in. photo.type is photo or video. photo.source is review for photos from reviews, owner for uploads by the business, user_upload for photos posted by visitors, street_view and other. user.local_guide_level is always null because Google does not include it in the photo payload.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
3 optional filters available.
string
Required
Google Maps photo identifier, the reference token of one photo, for example the CIHM0og... or AF1Qip... token that Google Maps uses for the photo. Example: AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1
AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1
string
Optional
Optional Google Maps business in google_id (0x...:0x...) or place_id (ChIJ...) format. The answer always describes the photo's own place, so you can leave it out.
1234567890
string
Optional
Language of place names and types. Lowercased before it is sent. Default: en
en
string
Optional
Country/region code for the upstream payload. Default: us
us
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/photo-meta?data_id=AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1&hl=en&gl=us")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
data_id
photo
user
location
{
"data_id": "AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1",
"photo": {
"id": "AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1",
"type": "photo",
"width": 2268,
"height": 4032,
"image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1=w2268-h4032-k-no",
"sizes": [
{
"width": 56,
"height": 100,
"url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1=w56-h100-k-no"
},
{
"width": 225,
"height": 400,
"url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1=w225-h400-k-no"
}
],
"source": "review",
"uploaded_at": "2024-02-17",
"date": "Feb 17, 2024"
},
"user": {
"name": "Test Reviewer One",
"link": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/100000000000000000001",
"image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/TESTAVATAR=s48-p-k-no-mo",
"user_id": "100000000000000000001",
"local_guide_level": null
},
"location": {
"name": "The Rameshwaram Cafe @ Indiranagar",
"type": "South Indian restaurant",
"latitude": 12.98167963657049,
"longitude": 77.64091802480735,
"google_id": "0x3bae179ad3b6da99:0xd823b05add6a7fae"
}
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
The data_id, business_id, hl or gl parameter failed validation, or Google rejected the ids. This response is not billed.
{
"message": "The request validation failed",
"errors": {
"data_id": [
"The data_id must be a Google Maps photo reference token, for example AF1QipM6vCx1fWKoyaAEmCprTigHENoJXKYA8Zja1Ti1."
]
}
}Photo Not Found
Google Maps has no photo for this data_id. This response is not billed.
{
"error": "No Google Maps photo exists for this data_id.",
"error_code": "google_maps_photo_not_found"
}Photo Meta Temporarily Unavailable
Google Maps did not return a usable payload. Retry after the Retry-After interval; this response is not billed.
{
"error": "Google Maps photo metadata is temporarily unavailable. Please retry.",
"error_code": "google_maps_photo_meta_unavailable",
"retryable": true,
"retry_after": 5
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