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.
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Entity search
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Entity lookup
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Multilingual support
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Integrated REST API
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Integrated gRPC API
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Increase QPS quota
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Improved data coverage
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Linked to Google Place ID
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Linked to third-party IDs
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Cloud security & compliance support
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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.
