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tmarois/google-places-api
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The PHP Google Places API

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The PHP Google Places API
=========================

[](#the-php-google-places-api)

### NOTE: This project might be missing features, please send pull requests for additional usage.

[](#note-this-project-might-be-missing-features-please-send-pull-requests-for-additional-usage)

This package allows you to connect and pull information from the [Google Places API](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/intro)

You will need a [Google API Client Key](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key) to use Google Places API.

Features:
---------

[](#features)

- [Place Search](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/search)
- [Place Details](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/details)
- [Place Photos](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/photos) (with local image download)

Installation:
-------------

[](#installation)

[Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) to install package.

Use `composer require tmarois/google-places-api dev-master`

Basic Usage:
------------

[](#basic-usage)

```
$client = new \GooglePlaces\Client('YOUR_CLIENT_KEY');

// find all movie theaters in this zip code
$response = $client->placeSearch('textsearch')->setOptions([
    'query' => 'movie theaters in 28202'
])->request();

// get specific place detail information
$placeId  = 'ChIJvznB1hAnVIgRrWFNVdxDHm0';
$response = $client->placeDetails($placeId)->request();

// get a photo found in the previous responses,
// look up by the "photo_reference"
// save the photo locally for caching
$photoId = 'CmRaAAAAoKx6KQyrDEJ0si1ekan0QaZ6Y02NpXwBFa1ncLaKhZECbFa';
$client->placePhotos($photoId,[450,450])->request()->save(__DIR__.'/images');
```

Resources:
----------

[](#resources)

- [Usage Limits](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/usage)

Contributions
-------------

[](#contributions)

Accepting contributions and feedback. Send in any issues and pull requests.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![timothymarois](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2489333?v=4)](https://github.com/timothymarois "timothymarois (9 commits)")

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