Open Places API Cache
Keep results so repeated product flows do not need to call the API again for the same place data.
Data rights
The Places API where you own the results.
Price gets attention. Data rights are the durable difference. Open Places API is built on permissively licensed open Overture Places data, so your application can cache, store, redistribute, and combine returned places with its own records.
What you can do with Open Places API results.
Store
Persist place records in your database for lead lists, listing enrichment, matching, QA, and audit trails.
Redistribute
Ship returned place facts in your product, exports, CRM workflows, and customer-facing pages.
Mix
Combine Overture-backed places with private corrections, suppressions, account layers, and your own data.
Why this differs from proprietary Places APIs.
Many proprietary Places APIs are excellent data products, but their terms usually restrict storage. That matters when your actual job is building a durable list, enriching properties, deduplicating local entities, or letting an agent remember what it found.
| Provider | Storage posture to verify | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Google Places | Google documents caching restrictions with an exception for place ID values. | Places policies · Maps service terms |
| Foursquare Places | Self-service and usage guidelines define caching limits by account type. | API license · usage guidelines |
| Radar | Radar terms restrict long-lived storage of address and POI data from geocoding, autocomplete, or place search APIs. | Radar terms |
| Open Places API | Returned places come from permissive open Overture Places source licenses, with source attribution. | Overture Places docs · attribution and licensing |
The licenses behind the result set.
Overture Places is a multi-source, per-record licensed dataset. Current source documentation lists permissive licenses including CDLA-Permissive 2.0, Apache 2.0, and CC0 depending on the contributor. Open Places API does not describe the dataset as one single license because that would hide the source-level reality.
The API keeps the operational burden out of your backlog: hosted shards, quota gates, monthly release handling, and account-owned layers. The returned place facts remain usable open-data results, not proprietary content you must delete after a short cache window.
Data rights FAQ.
Can I cache Open Places API results?
Yes. Open Places API results are built from permissively licensed open Overture Places data, so you can cache and store returned place data in your product.
Can I redistribute the results?
Yes, subject to the underlying open-data licenses and attribution requirements. Overture Places records use permissive source licenses such as CDLA-Permissive 2.0, Apache 2.0, and CC0 depending on source.
Is this legal advice?
No. This page explains the product posture and links to source terms. Your team should review current vendor and open-data terms for your exact use case.