How to Find Your Google Place ID (Without Any Coding)
The permanent identifier behind your Google listing, and the thing every review link is built from. Three ways to find it without touching an API.
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A Place ID is the identifier Google uses internally for a location. It looks like a long string of letters and numbers beginning with ChIJ, and unlike your business name, address or phone number it does not change when those do. That stability is why review links, QR codes and directory listings are all built from it.
Method 1: the official Place ID finder
- 1Open Google’s Place ID Finder page (search for "Google Place ID Finder" — it is on developers.google.com).
- 2Type your business name and area into the search box on the map.
- 3Pick your listing from the suggestions.
- 4The ID appears in a small info box on the map pin. Copy the whole string, including the ChIJ prefix.
No account, no billing setup and no API key is needed for this. It is the method to use if you can.
Method 2: from a Google Maps URL
Open your listing on Google Maps in a desktop browser and look at the address bar. Some listing URLs contain a section beginning with 0x — that is a hexadecimal identifier, not the Place ID, and it will not work in a review link. If the URL contains a parameter that reads place_id=ChIJ... then that value is what you want.
Method 3: ask someone who already has it
If an agency, a web developer or a directory service set up your listing, they will have the Place ID on file. It is not sensitive information — it is public data about a public listing — so there is no reason for anyone to withhold it.
Check you have the right listing
Duplicate listings are extremely common for Indian small businesses, especially where a listing was auto-created from another data source years ago and then created again properly. Before you print anything, paste the Place ID into a review link and open it on a phone. You should see your business name, your locality and your current photo.
If you see a version of your business with an old address or no photos, you have found a duplicate. Claim and merge it through Google Business Profile support before you start collecting reviews, or your reviews will accumulate on the listing nobody sees.
Have the ID? Revobot turns it into a working review link and a printable QR code.
Start freeCommon questions
Does my Place ID change if I move or rename the business?
Usually not. Google treats it as a stable identifier and keeps it across ordinary edits. It can change if a listing is merged with a duplicate, which is one more reason to sort duplicates out early.
Is it safe to share my Place ID?
Yes. It identifies a public listing and grants no access to anything. Anyone can look it up from your listing in under a minute.
Do I need a Google Cloud account or an API key?
No. The Place ID Finder page works without one. API keys only matter if you are querying the Places API from your own software.