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GetPlace finds a place by its unique ID. A PlaceId is returned by other place operations.

For more information, see GetPlace in the Amazon Location Service Developer Guide.

get/v2/place/{PlaceId}

Path parameters

PlaceIdstring password required

The <code>PlaceId</code> of the place you wish to receive the information for.

Query parameters

additional-featuresGetPlaceAdditionalFeature[]

A list of optional additional parameters such as time zone that can be requested for each result. For <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers, <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions support only the <code>TimeZone</code> value.

languagestring

A list of <a href="https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry">BCP 47</a> compliant language codes for the results to be rendered in. If there is no data for the result in the requested language, data will be returned in the default language for the entry. For <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers, <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions support only the following codes: <code>en, id, km, lo, ms, my, pt, th, tl, vi, zh</code>

political-viewstring password

The alpha-2 or alpha-3 character code for the political view of a country. The political view applies to the results of the request to represent unresolved territorial claims through the point of view of the specified country. Not supported in <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions for <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers.

intended-use'SingleUse' | 'Storage'
<p> Indicates if the query results will be persisted in customer infrastructure. Defaults to <code>SingleUse</code> (not stored). Not supported in <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions for <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers. </p> <note> <p>When storing <code>GetPlace</code> responses, you <i>must</i> set this field to <code>Storage</code> to comply with the terms of service. These requests will be charged at a higher rate. Please review the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/location/sla/">user agreement</a> and <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/location/pricing/">service pricing structure</a> to determine the correct setting for your use case.</p> </note>
keystring password

Optional: The API key to be used for authorization. Either an API key or valid SigV4 signature must be provided when making a request.

address-names-mode'Administrative'

Specifies how address names are returned. When set to <code>Administrative</code>, the service returns the official administrative names for address components. <code>Administrative</code> currently applies only to addresses in the United States.

Response

Success

PlaceIdstring password required

The <code>PlaceId</code> of the place you wish to receive the information for.

PlaceType'Country' | 'Region' | 'SubRegion' | 'Locality' | 'District' | 'SubDistrict' | 'PostalCode' | 'Block' | 'SubBlock' | 'Intersection' | 'Street' | 'PointOfInterest' | 'PointAddress' | 'InterpolatedAddress' | 'SecondaryAddress' | 'InferredSecondaryAddress' password required

A <code>PlaceType</code> is a category that the result place must belong to.

Titlestring password required

The localized display name of this result item based on request parameter <code>language</code>.

AddressNumberCorrectedboolean

Boolean indicating if the address provided has been corrected. Not available in <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions for <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers.

PositionDouble[]

The position in World Geodetic System (WGS 84) format: [longitude, latitude].

MapViewDouble[]
<p>The bounding box enclosing the geometric shape (area or line) that an individual result covers.</p> <p>The bounding box formed is defined as a set of four coordinates: <code>[{westward lng}, {southern lat}, {eastward lng}, {northern lat}]</code> </p>
PoliticalViewstring password

The alpha-2 or alpha-3 character code for the political view of a country. The political view applies to the results of the request to represent unresolved territorial claims through the point of view of the specified country. Not available in <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions for <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers.

PlaceAttributesPlaceAttribute[]

A list of place attributes for the result, such as whether the business offers drive-through service.

EstimatedPointAddressboolean

If <code>true</code>, indicates that the coordinates of the position and access points of the point address are estimated.