'How to get the cid in the Google Place URL?
I want to send a request to the google places (not google place API), I don't need to get the data in XML or JSON, i just want to get the place page and display it to the user.
This url works for me http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=2124238351431937390 but I was wondering how to get this "cid", this seems to a unique id for a business. I went to get a sample response from the google place api but didnt find this cid for the same business as any of the response fields.
Does anyone know how can I get this "cid"?
Thanks Nishant
Solution 1:[1]
It looks like the URL no longer contains the CID but rather the plus.google.com link
Solution 2:[2]
To get the CID in Google Maps Places Details API you just pass the URL value in the fields parameter. This will get you the URL of the particular location and there you can find the CID.
"url": "https://maps.google.com/?cid=12XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | markgoho |
| Solution 2 | Nick stands with Ukraine |