datasets_google_map_facets
Facet stored Google Maps businesses. Returns terms aggregation counts for Google Maps businesses. Facet enum: category, country, state, county, city, town, website_status. category values (as a facet or filter) are Google Maps type tokens in lower-case snake_case (e.g. dentist, bus_stop, atm).
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What datasets_google_map_facets does on Crawlora
AI agents call datasets_google_map_facets to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | — | Full-text business search query, max 256 characters |
lat | number | — | Latitude for radius filtering |
lon | number | — | Longitude for radius filtering |
city | string | — | Exact city filter, max 128 characters |
sort | string | — | Sort enum: relevance, updated_at_desc, rating_desc, review_count_desc, distance_asc |
town | string | — | Exact town filter, max 128 characters |
facet | string | Yes | Facet enum: category, country, state, county, city, town, website_status |
state | string | — | Exact state filter, max 128 characters |
county | string | — | Exact county filter, max 128 characters |
country | string | — | Exact country filter, max 128 characters |
has_geo | boolean | — | Filter by location presence: true keeps only mappable businesses with coordinates; false isolates locationless service-area businesses that have no map location |
category | string | — | Exact category filter: a Google Maps type token in lower-case snake_case (e.g. dentist, bus_stop), max 128 characters |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why datasets_google_map_facets is rated Low
This tool performs data retrieval and aggregation operations on stored Google Maps business data. It returns counts and aggregations for faceted search dimensions without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The capability to query and filter data with various facet parameters aligns with the Read category (query, list, get, fetch operations).
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Returns terms aggregation counts' and 'Facet stored Google Maps businesses' - these are query/retrieval operations with no modification of data.
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (17 properties)
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The rule that runs datasets_google_map_facets safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For datasets_google_map_facets, this is the rule to start with:
datasets_google_map_facets is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every datasets_google_map_facets call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about datasets_google_map_facets
Facet stored Google Maps businesses. Returns terms aggregation counts for Google Maps businesses. Facet enum: category, country, state, county, city, town, website_status. category values (as a facet or filter) are Google Maps type tokens in lower-case snake_case (e.g. dentist, bus_stop, atm). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
datasets_google_map_facets accepts 12 parameters: q, lat, lon, city, sort, town, facet, state, county, country, has_geo, category. Required: facet. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for datasets_google_map_facets: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
datasets_google_map_facets is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the datasets_google_map_facets rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for datasets_google_map_facets. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
datasets_google_map_facets is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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