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Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos

Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos. 1 operations. Lead operation: Get a Place Photo. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Google Maps business surface.

Run with Naftiko Google MapsPhotos

What You Can Do

GET
Getplacephoto — Get a Place Photo
/v1/places/{placeid}/photos/{photoreference}/media

MCP Tools

get-place-photo

Get a Place Photo

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

places-photos.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos
  description: 'Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos. 1 operations. Lead operation: Get a Place Photo. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability covering one Google Maps business surface.'
  tags:
  - Google Maps
  - Photos
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: places-photos
    baseUri: https://places.googleapis.com/v1
    description: Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: places-placeId-photos-photoReference-media
      path: /places/{placeId}/photos/{photoReference}/media
      operations:
      - name: getplacephoto
        method: GET
        description: Get a Place Photo
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: placeId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The place ID
          required: true
        - name: photoReference
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The photo resource reference
          required: true
        - name: maxHeightPx
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum height of the image in pixels. Must be between 1 and 4800. If maxHeightPx is set without maxWidthPx,
            the image is resized to the specified height, prese
        - name: maxWidthPx
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum width of the image in pixels. Must be between 1 and 4800. If maxWidthPx is set without maxHeightPx,
            the image is resized to the specified width, preserv
        - name: skipHttpRedirect
          in: query
          type: boolean
          description: If set to true, skip the default HTTP redirect behavior and return a JSON response containing the photo
            URI.
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: X-Goog-Api-Key
      value: '{{env.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY}}'
      placement: header
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: places-photos-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/places/{placeid}/photos/{photoreference}/media
      name: places-placeid-photos-photoreference-media
      description: REST surface for places-placeId-photos-photoReference-media.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getplacephoto
        description: Get a Place Photo
        call: places-photos.getplacephoto
        with:
          placeId: rest.placeId
          photoReference: rest.photoReference
          maxHeightPx: rest.maxHeightPx
          maxWidthPx: rest.maxWidthPx
          skipHttpRedirect: rest.skipHttpRedirect
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: places-photos-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Google Maps Places API (New) — Photos. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
      this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: get-place-photo
      description: Get a Place Photo
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: places-photos.getplacephoto
      with:
        placeId: tools.placeId
        photoReference: tools.photoReference
        maxHeightPx: tools.maxHeightPx
        maxWidthPx: tools.maxWidthPx
        skipHttpRedirect: tools.skipHttpRedirect
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.