REST Resource: chains

  • A Chain represents a brand with multiple business locations, containing information like name, websites, and location count.

  • Chain data includes ChainName for display purposes and ChainUrl for website links.

  • You can programmatically access chain data using the get and search methods provided.

  • The Chain resource uses JSON for data representation and includes fields for identifying the chain and related information.

Resource: Chain

A chain is a brand that your business's locations can be affiliated with.

JSON representation 
{
  "name": string,
  "chainNames": [
    {
      object (ChainName)
    }
  ],
  "websites": [
    {
      object (ChainUrl)
    }
  ],
  "locationCount": integer
}
Fields
name

string

The chain's resource name, in the format chains/{chain_place_id}.
chainNames[]

object (ChainName)

Names of the chain.
websites[]

object (ChainUrl)

Websites of the chain.
locationCount

integer

Number of locations that are part of this chain.

ChainName

Name to be used when displaying the chain.

JSON representation 
{
  "displayName": string,
  "languageCode": string
}
Fields
displayName

string

The display name for this chain.
languageCode

string

The BCP 47 code of language of the name.

ChainUrl

Url to be used when displaying the chain.

JSON representation 
{
  "url": string
}
Fields
url

string

The url for this chain.

Methods

get

 Gets the specified chain.
Searches the chain based on chain name.