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Alternative google place api?

I am developing an iphone application that uses the Google Place API. As far as I know, Google allows 1000 requests in 24 hours for this Place API and 100 000 requests per day if the account is verified with a credit card. Exceeding 100,000 requests per day will incur an additional fee.

I ask if there is another option, and not use this Google Place API? Which can support unlimited requests. If so, what is the charge?

I heard about openStreetMap for free. But I'm not sure if there is any side providing the Place API base on this OpenStreetMap and the limit.

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The Google Places API will not charge you for exceeding the quota, even if you enable billing, you will get a simple "status": "OVER_QUERY_LIMIT"

According to the Use Restrictions section of the Places API documentation:

  • Users with an API key are allowed 1000 requests in 24 hours.

  • Users who also verified their identity through the API console resolve 100,000 requests within 24 hours. A credit card is required for verification by enabling billing in the console. Your card will not be charged for using the Places APIs .

If you want to request more than 100,000 requests per day, log in and fill out the form “API Quota Add Form” using we will review your application to make sure that it meets our Terms and Requirements , after which we will contact you shortly with the result of your request.

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There are several alternatives:

Yelp.com has stricter restrictions on the use of the API, Foursquare.com has less restrictive limits on the use of the API, they even allow you to cache the response for some time to improve application performance.

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