Currently, I've been using the maps.google.com server directly to acquire information. I've discovered that it's not the proper method, so I'm switching over to the AJAX API (via REST) using the Local Search.
However, to my dismay, the JSON dataset is far reduced in the AJAX set, and I don't seem to be able to get some critical fields. For example: via Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=restaurant&sll=37.775192,-122.411385&start=0&num=20&output=json via AJAX: http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/local?v=1.0&q=restaurant&sll=37.775192,-122.411385&sspn=0.01,0.02&rsz=large&mrt=localonly&hl=en&key=[KEY] In the AJAX set, I can't get the all important infoWindow.cat2 section, which has all of the categories. Nor can I get other stuff like cid (though I could extract it from url), or infoWindow.hp.actual_url. If I can't get it in the same dataset, what do I need to query to get those categories? Is this data only available through the JS SOAP interface? Right now, I'm basically faced with either reduced functionality or going "illegal" and risking automated query shutdown. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.
