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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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