# Data retrieval APIs for Amazon Location Service Places
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Amazon Location Service Places provides the following APIs for data retrieval.


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| Actions | Description | Access level | 
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| <a name="geo-places-Autocomplete"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_Autocomplete.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_Autocomplete.html) | Autocomplete text input with potential places and addresses as the user types | Read | 
| <a name="geo-places-Geocode"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_Geocode.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_Geocode.html) | Geocode a textual address or place into geographic coordinates | Read | 
| <a name="geo-places-GetPlace"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_GetPlace.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_GetPlace.html) | Query a place by it's unqiue place ID | Read | 
| <a name="geo-places-ReverseGeocode"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_ReverseGeocode.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_ReverseGeocode.html) | Convert geographic coordinates into a human-readable address or place | Read | 
| <a name="geo-places-SearchNearby"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_SearchNearby.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_SearchNearby.html) | Retrieve places near a position which match to a set of user defined restrictions such as category or food type offered by the place | Read | 
| <a name="geo-places-SearchText"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_SearchText.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_SearchText.html) | Query for places using a single free-form text input | Read | 
| <a name="geo-places-Suggest"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_Suggest.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/APIReference/API_geoplaces_Suggest.html) | Suggest potential places based on the user's input | Read |