n8n-nodes-innate-google-places

An n8n community node that integrates with the Google Places API (New) — Text Search endpoint.

Features

• 🔑 Accepts your Google Places API key as a secure credential
• 🔍 Text Search — find places using any free-text query
• 🎛️ Full FieldMask support to control exactly which fields are returned
• 📍 Optional filters: Included Type, Open Now, Min Rating, Region Code, Strict Type Filtering
• 📦 Outputs each place found as a separate n8n item

Installation

In your n8n instance, go to Settings → Community Nodes → Install and enter:

n8n-nodes-innate-google-places

Credentials

1. Go to Google Cloud Console and enable the Places API (New).
2. Create an API key under APIs & Services → Credentials.
3. In n8n, create a new Google Places API credential and paste your key.

Node: Google Places

Operations

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Search for places using a text query | Calls the POST /v1/places:searchText endpoint |

Parameters

| Parameter | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Text Query | Free-text search string, e.g. "Pizza near London" | | Language Code | Language for results, e.g. en, fr | | Max Result Count | 1–20 results per request | | Field Mask | Select which place fields to return | | Included Type | Filter by place type, e.g. restaurant | | Open Now | Only return places currently open | | Min Rating | Filter by minimum average rating (0–5) | | Region Code | CLDR region code to bias results, e.g. US | | Strict Type Filtering | Apply strict filtering for Included Type |

Output

Each place found becomes a separate n8n item with the fields you selected via the Field Mask.

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• Google Places API (New) — Text Search

License

MIT