> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.relayhub.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Places

> Search for businesses, locations, and addresses with rich data

RelayHub includes Google Places integration, allowing you to search for businesses, locations, and addresses directly in chat. Get ratings, phone numbers, hours, websites, reviews, and more -- all through natural conversation.

<Note>
  Google Places works for all users automatically -- no Google account connection required. It uses a server-side API key, not your personal Google credentials.
</Note>

## What You Can Do

### Search for Businesses

Ask about any type of business or location:

* "Find Italian restaurants near downtown Denver"
* "Show me plumbers in Austin, TX"
* "What coffee shops are near the office?"
* "Find FedEx locations in Chicago that are open now"
* "Search for coworking spaces in San Francisco"

### Get Place Details

After a search, ask for more information about a specific result:

* "Tell me more about that first restaurant"
* "What are the reviews for Mario's Italian Kitchen?"
* "What are their hours?"
* "Do they have a website?"

### Nearby Search

Find places near a specific location:

* "What restaurants are within walking distance of the convention center?"
* "Find gas stations near that hotel"
* "Show me parks within 2 miles of the office"

### Location Suggestions

Get autocomplete suggestions as you describe a place:

* "I'm looking for a place called Sunrise..." -- returns matching suggestions
* Useful when you know a partial name or want to disambiguate similar locations

## Information Available

For each place, RelayHub can retrieve:

| Data                 | Description                                                 |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name & Address**   | Full formatted address                                      |
| **Phone**            | National and international phone numbers                    |
| **Rating**           | Star rating and total number of reviews                     |
| **Hours**            | Current and regular opening hours                           |
| **Website**          | Business website URL                                        |
| **Google Maps Link** | Direct link to the place on Google Maps                     |
| **Business Status**  | Whether the business is open, closed, or temporarily closed |
| **Price Level**      | Relative price indicator (where available)                  |
| **Reviews**          | Customer reviews (via place details)                        |
| **Place Types**      | Categories like restaurant, cafe, store, etc.               |

## Example Conversations

**Business research:**

> "I need to find commercial printers in the Dallas area that have good ratings"
>
> The AI searches for printers in Dallas and presents results with ratings, addresses, and contact info in a clean table format.

**Local recommendations:**

> "What are the best-rated Thai restaurants within 5 miles of downtown Portland?"
>
> Results are sorted by rating with addresses, phone numbers, and hours.

**Multi-step workflow:**

> "Find the top 5 coffee shops near our office and put them in a Google Sheet with their name, address, rating, and phone number"
>
> The AI searches for coffee shops, then creates a Google Sheet with the results (requires Google Workspace connection for the sheet creation).

## Limitations

* Maximum 20 results per search
* Place details (reviews, photos) require a follow-up details request using the place ID from search results
* Results depend on Google's Places API coverage for the area
* Price level data is not available for all businesses