Google Places API search by city again

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I want to search all cafe and restaurants in New York. Of course, I can use Text Search, as it recommended here - Google Places API Search for Keyword and City

But if I do a request like https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=cafe+New+York+food&sensor=false&key=MY_KEY

First element, which I got, is

"formatted_address" : "316 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood NSW, Australia",

really no way to filter data by city? This data exists in address, why no good way to filter by city, only via keywords?

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1 Answers

6
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You can add a location parameter to your query (requires also to specify the radius).

so your query would look like :

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=cafe+New+York+food&sensor=false&location=40.67,-73.94&radius=100&key=YOUR_KEY

see the full documentation here : https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/search#TextSearchRequests