`places`

Pack: serper · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/serper/mcp

Google Maps local business search via Serper: returns matching places with title, address, rating, review count, category, phone number, and website. Accepts query plus optional country code (gl) and location string for geo-targeting.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query, e.g. “coffee shops near union square”
`gl`	string	no	Country code for geolocation, e.g. “us”, “gb”, “de”
`location`	string	no	Location string, e.g. “San Francisco, California, United States”

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "coffee shops near union square",
  "_apiKey": "your-serper-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/serper/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"places","arguments":{"query":"coffee shops near union square","_apiKey":"your-serper-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('places', {
  "query": "coffee shops near union square",
  "_apiKey": "your-serper-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "michelin star restaurants",
  "location": "New York, New York, United States",
  "gl": "us",
  "_apiKey": "your-serper-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serper": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/serper/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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