---
title: "Search for a specific place"
method: GET
path: "/data/places/{placeId}"
tags: ["Places"]
---

# Search for a specific place

`GET /data/places/{placeId}`

## Overview

Get detailed information about a specific place using its Place ID. Returns complete place details including boundaries and location information.

**Pricing**: $0.01 per request

## When to Use

- **Place details** - Get full information about a selected place
- **Boundary information** - Retrieve place boundaries for hotel searches
- **Location verification** - Verify place details before using in searches
- **Display information** - Show place names and addresses to users

## What You Get

- **Complete place details** - Full information about the place
- **Boundary data** - Geographic boundaries for the place
- **Location information** - Coordinates, address, and display name
- **Place metadata** - Types, formatted address, and language

## Quick Start

Provide the `placeId` in the URL path. Returns complete details for that specific place.

## Path parameters

- `placeId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `language` string
- `sessionId` string

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` object
    - `addressComponents` object[] — A list of address components, each representing a part of the address such as country, city, or postal code.
      - `languageCode` string — The language code for the address component (e.g., 'en', 'en-US').
      - `longText` string — The full text of the address component (e.g., 'France').
      - `shortText` string — The abbreviated or short text for the address component (e.g., 'FR').
      - `types` string[] — A list of types describing the address component (e.g., 'country', 'political').
    - `location` object, required — The geographic coordinates of the place.
      - `latitude` number — The latitude of the location.
      - `longitude` number — The longitude of the location.
    - `viewport` object — The recommended viewport for displaying the place, defined by high and low latitude/longitude bounds.
      - `high` object — The northeast corner of the viewport.
        - `latitude` number — The latitude of the high (northeast) corner.
        - `longitude` number — The longitude of the high (northeast) corner.
      - `low` object — The southwest corner of the viewport.
        - `latitude` number — The latitude of the low (southwest) corner.
        - `longitude` number — The longitude of the low (southwest) corner.
    - `displayName` string, required — The display name of the place (e.g., 'London Marriott Hotel Park Lane').
    - `types` string[] — A list of place types (e.g., 'lodging', 'hotel', 'establishment').

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request

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[API](https://skmtc.net/liteapi/apis/api-search.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/liteapi/apis/api-search/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/liteapi/api-search/versions/315ba2a4dcf4/schema)