Search results in Google Maps may sometimes be missing when adjusting the radius

I've been working on integrating the Google Maps Place Search API to find nearby mosques. Everything is functioning smoothly, but I've encountered a problem when I increase the radius parameter. Some results are missing compared to the previous setting.

For instance, this query will display all results within a 1000-meter radius:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?location=11.1689003,75.8214371&radius=1000&keyword=masjid&key=[API_KEY]

However, when I change the radius to 5000 meters, certain results are no longer included.

One of the missing JSON results is:

{
"geometry":{
    "location":{
        "lat":11.1615313,
        "lng":75.823492
    },
    "viewport":{
        "northeast":{
            "lat":11.1628802802915,
            "lng":75.82484098029151
        },
        "southwest":{
            "lat":11.1601823197085,
            "lng":75.82214301970851
        }
    }
},
"icon":"https://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/place_api/icons/worship_islam-71.png",
"id":"f556b20398feffe38b024b377bbb0edf872d5a6b",
"name":"Palakkal Masjid Karuvan Thiruthy",
"place_id":"ChIJcTPuurhQpjsR-kwaw-HG8ls",
"reference":"CmRRAAAAjqQfOZA-J003xYiT07aK2fEiens0Stkss2JDVGaKb6kjfMVRVYXg_muLS1l6R2jsFZTN-zsG17wfnSX1ViRie_GgPn0G0oLpIDl2gcrDRXmQ9I-VlUwQ1w7Cth4i5IRQEhBmKNgiAzVFtT0pPf7Q6SgWGhRUjSgdih5wLI4VynVgv0GdjNikqw",
"scope":"GOOGLE",
"types":[
    "mosque",
    "place_of_worship",
    "point_of_interest",
    "establishment"
],
"vicinity":"Karuvanthiruthy"

},

javascriptjsongoogle-mapsgoogle-places-api

Answer №1

It is crucial to note that the Places API nearby search functions differently from a traditional database search and may not return all possible results.

Referencing the official documentation, the Places API nearby search can provide a maximum of 60 results (spanning 3 pages with 20 items on each page). The order of items is determined by prominence, and expanding the search radius to 5000 meters may introduce new, more prominent items while potentially excluding less prominent ones like 'Palakkal Masjid Karuvan Thiruthy' from the list returned by the Places API web service.

The algorithm behind Google's calculation of prominence is beyond my expertise, and I cannot explain why certain items are deemed more prominent than others.

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