Place Types (New)

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Place types are categories that identify the characteristics of a place. A place can have one or more place types assigned to it.

A place's types are included in the response from a Place Details (New), Nearby Search (New), Text Search (New), and Place Autocomplete (New) request:

• A place can have a single primary type from type Table A or type Table B associated with it. For example, the primary type might be "mexican_restaurant" or "steak_house".
• A place can have multiple type values from type Table A or type Table B associated with it. For example a restaurant might have the following types: "seafood_restaurant", "restaurant", "food", "point_of_interest", "establishment".

You can also specify place types as part of a request. When specified in the request, the type acts as a filter to restrict the response to only include places that match the specified types.

Note: You must use the Place.getPlaceTypes() method to access the new types in a Place object. The Place.getTypes() method always returns the legacy types listed on Place Types. If you don't enable Places SDK for Android (New), then Place.getPlaceTypes() only supports the legacy place types shown in Place Types.

About the type tables

Table A lists the types that are used in the following ways:

• As part of a response from Place Details (New), Nearby Search (New), and Text Search (New), the values in Table A are used to populate the types property of the Place instance. The request must specify Place.Field.TYPES or Place.Field.PRIMARY_TYPE in the field list.
• As part of a Nearby Search (New) request, used as the value of the included types, excluded types, included primary types, and excluded primary types parameters.
• As part of a Text Search (New) request, used as the value of the included type parameter.
• As part of a Place Autocomplete (New) request, use as the values to the primary types parameter.
• As part of a Place Autocomplete (New) response used to populate the types property of the AutocompletePrediction instance.

Table B lists additional place type values which may also be returned as part of a Place Details (New), Nearby Search (New), Text Search (New), and Place Autocomplete (New) response. The request must specify Place.Field.TYPES or Place.Field.PRIMARY_TYPE in the field list. Values from Table B NOT be used as part of a request, except as the values to the primary types parameter for a Place Autocomplete (New) request.

Table A

Note: Types with an asterisk (*) were added as part of the November 7, 2024 release.

Automotive Business Culture Education Entertainment and Recreation Facilities * Finance Food and Drink Geographical Areas Government

Health and Wellness Housing * Lodging Natural Features * Places of Worship Services Shopping Sports Transportation

Automotive
car_dealer car_rental car_repair car_wash	electric_vehicle_charging_station gas_station parking rest_stop
Business
corporate_office * farm ranch *
Culture
art_gallery art_studio * auditorium * cultural_landmark * historical_place *	monument * museum performing_arts_theater sculpture *
Education
library preschool primary_school	school secondary_school university
Entertainment and Recreation
adventure_sports_center * amphitheatre * amusement_center amusement_park aquarium banquet_hall barbecue_area * botanical_garden * bowling_alley casino childrens_camp * comedy_club * community_center concert_hall * convention_center cultural_center cycling_park * dance_hall * dog_park event_venue	ferris_wheel * garden * hiking_area * historical_landmark internet_cafe * karaoke * marina movie_rental movie_theater national_park night_club observation_deck * off_roading_area * opera_house * park philharmonic_hall * picnic_ground * planetarium * plaza * roller_coaster *	skateboard_park * state_park * tourist_attraction video_arcade * visitor_center water_park * wedding_venue wildlife_park * wildlife_refuge * zoo
Facilities
public_bath * public_bathroom * stable *
Finance
accounting atm bank
Food and Drink
acai_shop * afghani_restaurant * african_restaurant * american_restaurant asian_restaurant * bagel_shop * bakery bar bar_and_grill * barbecue_restaurant brazilian_restaurant breakfast_restaurant brunch_restaurant buffet_restaurant * cafe cafeteria * candy_store * cat_cafe * chinese_restaurant chocolate_factory * chocolate_shop * coffee_shop confectionery *	deli * dessert_restaurant * dessert_shop * diner * dog_cafe * donut_shop * fast_food_restaurant fine_dining_restaurant * food_court * french_restaurant greek_restaurant hamburger_restaurant ice_cream_shop indian_restaurant indonesian_restaurant italian_restaurant japanese_restaurant juice_shop * korean_restaurant * lebanese_restaurant meal_delivery meal_takeaway mediterranean_restaurant	mexican_restaurant middle_eastern_restaurant pizza_restaurant pub * ramen_restaurant restaurant sandwich_shop seafood_restaurant spanish_restaurant steak_house sushi_restaurant tea_house * thai_restaurant turkish_restaurant vegan_restaurant vegetarian_restaurant vietnamese_restaurant wine_bar *
Geographical Areas
administrative_area_level_1 administrative_area_level_2 country	locality postal_code school_district
Government
city_hall courthouse embassy fire_station	government_office * local_government_office police post_office
Health and Wellness
chiropractor * dental_clinic dentist doctor drugstore hospital massage * medical_lab *	pharmacy physiotherapist sauna * skin_care_clinic * spa tanning_studio * wellness_center * yoga_studio *
Housing
apartment_building * apartment_complex * condominium_complex * housing_complex *
Lodging
bed_and_breakfast budget_japanese_inn * campground camping_cabin cottage extended_stay_hotel farmstay guest_house hostel * hotel *	inn * japanese_inn * lodging mobile_home_park * motel private_guest_room resort_hotel rv_park
Natural Features
beach *
Places of Worship
church hindu_temple mosque synagogue
Services
astrologer * barber_shop beautician * beauty_salon body_art_service * catering_service * cemetery child_care_agency consultant courier_service electrician florist food_delivery * foot_care * funeral_home hair_care hair_salon insurance_agency laundry *	lawyer locksmith makeup_artist * moving_company nail_salon * painter plumber psychic * real_estate_agency roofing_contractor storage summer_camp_organizer * tailor telecommunications_service_provider tour_agency * tourist_information_center * travel_agency veterinary_care
Shopping
asian_grocery_store * auto_parts_store bicycle_store book_store butcher_shop * cell_phone_store clothing_store convenience_store department_store discount_store electronics_store food_store * furniture_store gift_shop grocery_store hardware_store home_goods_store	home_improvement_store jewelry_store liquor_store market pet_store shoe_store shopping_mall sporting_goods_store store supermarket warehouse_store * wholesaler
Sports
arena * athletic_field fishing_charter * fishing_pond * fitness_center golf_course gym ice_skating_rink *	playground * ski_resort sports_activity_location * sports_club sports_coaching * sports_complex stadium swimming_pool
Transportation
airport airstrip * bus_station bus_stop ferry_terminal heliport international_airport * light_rail_station	park_and_ride * subway_station taxi_stand train_station transit_depot transit_station truck_stop

Table B

Additional Place type values
administrative_area_level_3 administrative_area_level_4 administrative_area_level_5 administrative_area_level_6 administrative_area_level_7 archipelago colloquial_area continent establishment finance floor food general_contractor geocode health intersection landmark natural_feature neighborhood place_of_worship plus_code	point_of_interest political post_box postal_code_prefix postal_code_suffix postal_town premise room route street_address street_number sublocality sublocality_level_1 sublocality_level_2 sublocality_level_3 sublocality_level_4 sublocality_level_5 subpremise town_square