Google Places API
A place data interface provided by Google Maps Platform that supports querying public business information by keyword, coordinates and radius, subject to call quotas and billing rules.
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The GlowUp Local workflow consists of five steps: entering business information, discovering nearby competitors via the Google Places API, structured comparison, generating suggestions with Gemma, and outputting actionable insights.
GlowUp Local's tech stack is a Python backend, FastAPI providing the API layer, a React + Vite frontend, the Google Places API for competitor discovery, and Gemma models called via Hugging Face.
Directly scraping Google Maps pages violates its terms of service, carries risks of account banning and legal liability, and the official route should use the paid Google Places API.
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The GlowUp Local workflow consists of five steps: entering business information, discovering nearby competitors via the Google Places API, structured comparison, generating suggestions with Gemma, and outputting actionable insights.
50%UnverifiedGlowUp Local's tech stack is a Python backend, FastAPI providing the API layer, a React + Vite frontend, the Google Places API for competitor discovery, and Gemma models called via Hugging Face.
50%UnverifiedDirectly scraping Google Maps pages violates its terms of service, carries risks of account banning and legal liability, and the official route should use the paid Google Places API.
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