Amazon Location Service enhances Places APIs with new address and search options

Location Service Enhanced Address Search ยท 2026-07-10

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Technical Details

Regions us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2, ap-south-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-northeast-1, ca-central-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, eu-west-2, eu-south-1, eu-north-1, sa-east-1, us-gov-west-1
Cost Impact Neutral

What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your applications to utilize the new AddressNamesMode, AddressTranslations, TravelMode, and DriveThrough parameters in the Places APIs to enhance address control, multilingual support, and travel-optimized search.

For Platform Teams

Adopt the new Places API enhancements to provide developers with advanced address and search capabilities, improving application functionality and user experience.

For Executives

Evaluate the new Places API enhancements to leverage improved address formatting, multilingual support, travel-optimized search, and drive-through data for better application relevance and user experience.

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