Ola Maps Place Details API

The Place Details API turns a stable place ID—the same identifier you receive from Autocomplete or Text Search—into a structured record for that location. Use it when a user picks a suggestion or when you already know which place you need; the response typically includes formatted and structured address fields, latitude and longitude, place categories (types), and other metadata your product can render or validate.

Call Place Details whenever you need more than a short label or a single coordinate from search. Typical flows include confirming a delivery or pickup address after autocomplete, showing a full address and map pin on a confirmation screen, enriching a booking or ride request with precise location and place type, displaying opening hours or contact-oriented fields where the API exposes them, and deduplicating or normalizing places using the place ID as the canonical key.

It supports end-to-end location UX: accurate drop-off and billing addresses from structured components, geometry for routing and static maps, categorization for filters and business rules, and consistent references across sessions because the place ID does not change when minor formatting varies. Combine it with Autocomplete for discovery and with Directions or other APIs once you have lat/long and a verified address.