Is Google Maps Platform Places API down?
Current Google Maps Platform Places API status is UP

Summary: Increased latency in Asia region for requests involving reverse-geocode
Description: Google Maps Platform APIs are experiencing increased latency in the Asia region for requests involving reverse-geocoding.
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We will provide more information by Monday, 2023-04-10 20:35 US/Pacific.
Diagnosis: None at this time.
Workaround: None at this time.

Summary: Elevated latency and error rate for Geocoding, Directions, Places APIs.
Description: We are experiencing an issue with Google Maps Platform APIs: (Geocoding, Directions, Places) beginning at Wednesday, 2022-10-26 11:15 US/Pacific.
Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue.
We will provide an update by Wednesday, 2022-10-26 14:21 US/Pacific with current details.
We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption.
Diagnosis: 5xx errors and elevated latency
Workaround: Retry

Summary: High Reverse Geocoding error rates and latency
Description: We are experiencing an intermittent issue with Google Maps Platform beginning at Thursday, 2022-10-13 20:30 US/Pacific.
The issue has been occurring between 20:30 and 20:50, 22:10 and 22:30, and 23:00 and 23:35.
APIs affected are those performing reverse geocoding (coordinates to addresses/places): Geocoding, Directions, and Distance Matrix APIs. Some Places API requests may also be affected.
Our engineering team continues to investigate and has been taking action against the issue.
We will provide an update by Friday, 2022-10-14 03:15 US/Pacific with current details. Updates can also be followed on the public issue tracker at https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/253547928.
We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption.
Diagnosis: High Reverse Geocoding error rates and latency in Geocoding, Directions, and Distance Matrix APIs
Workaround: None at this time.

Summary: High Reverse Geocoding error rates and latency
Description: We are experiencing an intermittent issue with Google Maps Platform beginning at Thursday, 2022-10-13 20:30 US/Pacific.
The issue has been occurring between 20:30 and 20:50, 22:10 and 22:30, and 23:00 and 23:35.
APIs affected are those performing reverse geocoding (coordinates to addresses/places): Geocoding, Directions, and Distance Matrix APIs. Some Places API requests may also be affected.
Our engineering team continues to investigate and has been taking action against the issue.
We will provide an update by Friday, 2022-10-14 02:00 US/Pacific with current details.
We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption.
Diagnosis: High Reverse Geocoding error rates and latency in Geocoding, Directions, and Distance Matrix APIs
Workaround: None at this time.

Summary: Increased ZERO_RESULTS response from Place Search APIs
Description: We are experiencing an issue with Place Search APIs (Nearby Search, Text Search, Find Place From Text) beginning at Monday, 2022-08-29 00:30 US/Pacific.
Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue.
We will provide an update by Monday, 2022-08-29 22:00 US/Pacific with current details.
We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption.
Diagnosis: Increased ZERO_RESULTS response for a valid query
Workaround: None at this time.