The Places Aggregate API, previously known as Places Insights API, is now generally available (GA).
Get started with client libraries
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
This page shows how to get started with the client libraries for
Places Aggregate API.
Read more about the client libraries in Client Libraries
Explained.
Install the client library
Setting up authentication
When you use client libraries, you use
Application Default Credentials (ADC)
to authenticate. For information about setting up ADC, see
Provide credentials for Application Default Credentials.
For information about using ADC with client libraries, see
Authenticate using client libraries.
Use the client library
See Client library
examples for
usage information.
Additional resources
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-09-03 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-09-03 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Get started with client libraries\n\nThis page shows how to get started with the client libraries for\nPlaces Aggregate API.\n\nRead more about the client libraries in [Client Libraries\nExplained](https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained).\n\nInstall the client library\n--------------------------\n\n### Java\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting Up a Java Development Environment](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/setup).\n\nSee [Google Places Aggregate API Client for Java](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/tree/main/java-maps-area-insights)\nfor the installation instructions.\n\n### Go\n\n\n```\ngo get cloud.google.com/go/maps\n```\nFor more information, see [Setting Up a Go Development Environment](https://cloud.google.com/go/docs/setup).\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nSee [Google Places Aggregate API Client for Go](https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/areainsights/apiv1)\nfor the installation instructions.\n\n### Node.js\n\n\n```\nnpm install @googlemaps/areainsights\n```\nFor more information, see [Setting Up a Node.js Development Environment](https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/setup).\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nFor the complete installation instructions, see [Google Places Aggregate API Client for Node.js](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/tree/main/packages/google-maps-areainsights)\n\n### Python\n\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting Up a Python Development Environment](https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/setup).\n\nFor the complete installation instructions, see [Google Places Aggregate API Client for Python](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/tree/main/packages/google-maps-areainsights)\n\n### .Net\n\n\nFor more information, see\n[Setting Up a .Net Development Environment](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/setup).\n\nFor the complete installation instructions, see [Google Places Aggregate API Client for .Net](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet/tree/main/apis/Google.Maps.AreaInsights.V1)\n\nSetting up authentication\n-------------------------\n\nWhen you use client libraries, you use\n[Application Default Credentials (ADC)](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/application-default-credentials)\nto authenticate. For information about setting up ADC, see\n[Provide credentials for Application Default Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc).\nFor information about using ADC with client libraries, see\n[Authenticate using client libraries](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/client-libraries).\n\nUse the client library\n----------------------\n\nSee [Client library\nexamples](/maps/documentation/places-aggregate/client-library-examples) for\nusage information.\n\nAdditional resources\n--------------------\n\n### Java\n\n- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/tree/main/java-maps-area-insights)\n- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/issues)\n- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-places-aggregate-api+java)\n\n### Go\n\n- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/tree/main/maps/areainsights/apiv1)\n- [Package Documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/areainsights/apiv1)\n- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues)\n- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-places-aggregate-api+go)\n\n### Node.js\n\n- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/tree/main/packages/google-maps-areainsights)\n- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues)\n- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-places-aggregate-api+node.js)\n\n### Python\n\n- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/tree/main/packages/google-maps-areainsights)\n- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/issues)\n- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-places-aggregate-api+python)\n\n### .Net\n\n- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet/tree/main/apis/Google.Maps.AreaInsights.V1)\n- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet/issues)\n- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-places-aggregate-api+.net)"]]
