You can choose between one of two Google Knowledge Graph Search API editions, Basic and Advanced. The edition you use depends on which service endpoint you use. The following descriptions outline the major differences between the two.
Google Knowledge Graph Search API - Basic
Google Knowledge Graph Search API - Basic enables you to search for entities from Google Knowledge Graph. The Basic edition is optimized for simplicity. It's a good fit for community applications that aren't for production and high-traffic use cases.
Google Knowledge Graph Search API - Advanced
Google Knowledge Graph Search API - Advanced has all of the capabilities of Google Knowledge Graph Search API - Basic and more. Google Knowledge Graph Search API - Advanced edition is optimized for enterprise and production use cases.
Supported features
The following table shows which features are available in each edition.
| Feature | Basic | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Entity search | ||
| Entity lookup | ||
| Multilingual support | ||
| Integrated REST API | ||
| Integrated gRPC API | ||
| Increase QPS quota | ||
| Improved data coverage | ||
| Linked to Google Place ID | ||
| Linked to third-party IDs | ||
| Cloud security & compliance support |
Additional resources
- For quotas, see the Quotas and limits page.
- For answers to data-related questions about Enterprise Knowledge Graph, see the Data FAQ page.