AI-Powered Summaries

See the complete example source code

Search for places to see the AI-powered summaries. Some suggested searches:

• "Hotel" for neighborhood summaries.
• "EV charging station" for EVCS amenity summaries.
• Any restaurant or business for place and review summaries.

TypeScript

// Define DOM elements.
const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map') as google.maps.MapElement;
const placeAutocomplete = document.querySelector(
    'gmp-place-autocomplete'
) as google.maps.places.PlaceAutocompleteElement;
const summaryPanel = document.getElementById('summary-panel') as HTMLDivElement;
const placeName = document.getElementById('place-name') as HTMLElement;
const placeAddress = document.getElementById('place-address') as HTMLElement;
const tabContainer = document.getElementById('tab-container') as HTMLDivElement;
const summaryContent = document.getElementById(
    'summary-content'
) as HTMLDivElement;
const aiDisclosure = document.getElementById('ai-disclosure') as HTMLDivElement;
const flagContentLink = document.getElementById('flag-content-link') as HTMLAnchorElement;

let innerMap;
let marker: google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement;

async function initMap(): Promise<void> {
    // Request needed libraries.
    const [] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('marker'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('places'),
    ]);

    innerMap = mapElement.innerMap;
    innerMap.setOptions({
        mapTypeControl: false,
        streetViewControl: false,
        fullscreenControl: false,
    });

    // Bind autocomplete bounds to map bounds.
    google.maps.event.addListener(innerMap, 'bounds_changed', async () => {
        placeAutocomplete.locationRestriction = innerMap.getBounds();
    });

    // Create the marker.
    marker = new google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement({
        map: innerMap,
    });

    // Handle selection of an autocomplete result.
    // prettier-ignore
    // @ts-ignore
    placeAutocomplete.addEventListener('gmp-select', async ({ placePrediction }) => {
            const place = placePrediction.toPlace();

            // Fetch all summary fields.
            await place.fetchFields({
                fields: [
                    'displayName',
                    'formattedAddress',
                    'location',
                    'generativeSummary',
                    'neighborhoodSummary',
                    'reviewSummary',
                    'evChargeAmenitySummary',
                ],
            });

            // Update the map viewport and position the marker.
            if (place.viewport) {
                innerMap.fitBounds(place.viewport);
            } else {
                innerMap.setCenter(place.location);
                innerMap.setZoom(17);
            }
            marker.position = place.location;

            // Update the panel UI.
            updateSummaryPanel(place);
        }
    );
}

function updateSummaryPanel(place: google.maps.places.Place) {
    // Reset UI
    summaryPanel.classList.remove('hidden');
    tabContainer.innerHTML = ''; // innerHTML is OK here since we're clearing known child elements.
    summaryContent.textContent = '';
    aiDisclosure.textContent = '';

    placeName.textContent = place.displayName || '';
    placeAddress.textContent = place.formattedAddress || '';

    let firstTabActivated = false;

    /**
     * Safe Helper: Accepts either a text string or a DOM Node (like a div or DocumentFragment).
     */
    const createTab = (
        label: string,
        content: string | Node,
        disclosure: string,
        flagUrl: string
    ) => {
        const btn = document.createElement('button');
        btn.className = 'tab-button';
        btn.textContent = label;

        btn.onclick = () => {
            // Do nothing if the tab is already active.
            if (btn.classList.contains('active')) {
                return;
            }

            // Manage the active class state.
            document
                .querySelectorAll('.tab-button')
                .forEach((b) => b.classList.remove('active'));
            btn.classList.add('active');

            if (typeof content === 'string') {
                summaryContent.textContent = content;
            } else {
                summaryContent.replaceChildren(content.cloneNode(true));
            }

            // Set the disclosure text.
            aiDisclosure.textContent = disclosure || 'AI-generated content.';

            // Add the content flag URI.
            if (flagUrl) {
                flagContentLink.href = flagUrl;
                flagContentLink.textContent = "Report an issue"
            }
        };

        tabContainer.appendChild(btn);

        // Auto-select the first available summary.
        if (!firstTabActivated) {
            btn.click();
            firstTabActivated = true;
        }
    };

    // --- 1. Generative Summary (Place) ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.generativeSummary?.overview) {
        createTab(
            'Overview',
            //@ts-ignore
            place.generativeSummary.overview,
            //@ts-ignore
            place.generativeSummary.disclosureText,
            //@ts-ignore
            place.generativeSummary.flagContentURI
        );
    }

    // --- 2. Review Summary ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.reviewSummary?.text) {
        createTab(
            'Reviews',
            //@ts-ignore
            place.reviewSummary.text,
            //@ts-ignore
            place.reviewSummary.disclosureText,
            //@ts-ignore
            place.reviewSummary.flagContentURI
        );
    }

    // --- 3. Neighborhood Summary ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.neighborhoodSummary?.overview?.content) {
        createTab(
            'Neighborhood',
            //@ts-ignore
            place.neighborhoodSummary.overview.content,
            //@ts-ignore
            place.neighborhoodSummary.disclosureText,
            //@ts-ignore
            place.neighborhoodSummary.flagContentURI
        );
    }

    // --- 4. EV Amenity Summary (uses content blocks)) ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.evChargeAmenitySummary) {
        //@ts-ignore
        const evSummary = place.evChargeAmenitySummary;
        const evContainer = document.createDocumentFragment();

        // Helper to build a safe DOM section for EV categories.
        const createSection = (title: string, text: string) => {
            const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
            wrapper.style.marginBottom = '15px'; // Or use a CSS class

            const titleEl = document.createElement('strong');
            titleEl.textContent = title;

            const textEl = document.createElement('div');
            textEl.textContent = text;

            wrapper.appendChild(titleEl);
            wrapper.appendChild(textEl);
            return wrapper;
        };

        // Check and append each potential section
        if (evSummary.overview?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(
                createSection('Overview', evSummary.overview.content)
            );
        }
        if (evSummary.coffee?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(
                createSection('Coffee', evSummary.coffee.content)
            );
        }
        if (evSummary.restaurant?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(
                createSection('Food', evSummary.restaurant.content)
            );
        }
        if (evSummary.store?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(
                createSection('Shopping', evSummary.store.content)
            );
        }

        // Only add the tab if the container has children
        if (evContainer.hasChildNodes()) {
            createTab(
                'EV Amenities',
                evContainer, // Passing a Node instead of string
                evSummary.disclosureText,
                evSummary.flagContentURI
            );
        }
    }

    // Safely handle the empty state.
    if (!firstTabActivated) {
        const msg = document.createElement('em');
        msg.textContent =
            'No AI summaries are available for this specific location.';
        summaryContent.replaceChildren(msg);
        aiDisclosure.textContent = '';
    }
}

initMap();
index.ts

Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps.

JavaScript

// Define DOM elements.
const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map');
const placeAutocomplete = document.querySelector('gmp-place-autocomplete');
const summaryPanel = document.getElementById('summary-panel');
const placeName = document.getElementById('place-name');
const placeAddress = document.getElementById('place-address');
const tabContainer = document.getElementById('tab-container');
const summaryContent = document.getElementById('summary-content');
const aiDisclosure = document.getElementById('ai-disclosure');
const flagContentLink = document.getElementById('flag-content-link');
let innerMap;
let marker;
async function initMap() {
    // Request needed libraries.
    const [] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('marker'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('places'),
    ]);
    innerMap = mapElement.innerMap;
    innerMap.setOptions({
        mapTypeControl: false,
        streetViewControl: false,
        fullscreenControl: false,
    });
    // Bind autocomplete bounds to map bounds.
    google.maps.event.addListener(innerMap, 'bounds_changed', async () => {
        placeAutocomplete.locationRestriction = innerMap.getBounds();
    });
    // Create the marker.
    marker = new google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement({
        map: innerMap,
    });
    // Handle selection of an autocomplete result.
    // prettier-ignore
    // @ts-ignore
    placeAutocomplete.addEventListener('gmp-select', async ({ placePrediction }) => {
        const place = placePrediction.toPlace();
        // Fetch all summary fields.
        await place.fetchFields({
            fields: [
                'displayName',
                'formattedAddress',
                'location',
                'generativeSummary',
                'neighborhoodSummary',
                'reviewSummary',
                'evChargeAmenitySummary',
            ],
        });
        // Update the map viewport and position the marker.
        if (place.viewport) {
            innerMap.fitBounds(place.viewport);
        }
        else {
            innerMap.setCenter(place.location);
            innerMap.setZoom(17);
        }
        marker.position = place.location;
        // Update the panel UI.
        updateSummaryPanel(place);
    });
}
function updateSummaryPanel(place) {
    // Reset UI
    summaryPanel.classList.remove('hidden');
    tabContainer.innerHTML = ''; // innerHTML is OK here since we're clearing known child elements.
    summaryContent.textContent = '';
    aiDisclosure.textContent = '';
    placeName.textContent = place.displayName || '';
    placeAddress.textContent = place.formattedAddress || '';
    let firstTabActivated = false;
    /**
     * Safe Helper: Accepts either a text string or a DOM Node (like a div or DocumentFragment).
     */
    const createTab = (label, content, disclosure, flagUrl) => {
        const btn = document.createElement('button');
        btn.className = 'tab-button';
        btn.textContent = label;
        btn.onclick = () => {
            // Do nothing if the tab is already active.
            if (btn.classList.contains('active')) {
                return;
            }
            // Manage the active class state.
            document
                .querySelectorAll('.tab-button')
                .forEach((b) => b.classList.remove('active'));
            btn.classList.add('active');
            if (typeof content === 'string') {
                summaryContent.textContent = content;
            }
            else {
                summaryContent.replaceChildren(content.cloneNode(true));
            }
            // Set the disclosure text.
            aiDisclosure.textContent = disclosure || 'AI-generated content.';
            // Add the content flag URI.
            if (flagUrl) {
                flagContentLink.href = flagUrl;
                flagContentLink.textContent = "Report an issue";
            }
        };
        tabContainer.appendChild(btn);
        // Auto-select the first available summary.
        if (!firstTabActivated) {
            btn.click();
            firstTabActivated = true;
        }
    };
    // --- 1. Generative Summary (Place) ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.generativeSummary?.overview) {
        createTab('Overview', 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.generativeSummary.overview, 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.generativeSummary.disclosureText, 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.generativeSummary.flagContentURI);
    }
    // --- 2. Review Summary ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.reviewSummary?.text) {
        createTab('Reviews', 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.reviewSummary.text, 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.reviewSummary.disclosureText, 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.reviewSummary.flagContentURI);
    }
    // --- 3. Neighborhood Summary ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.neighborhoodSummary?.overview?.content) {
        createTab('Neighborhood', 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.neighborhoodSummary.overview.content, 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.neighborhoodSummary.disclosureText, 
        //@ts-ignore
        place.neighborhoodSummary.flagContentURI);
    }
    // --- 4. EV Amenity Summary (uses content blocks)) ---
    //@ts-ignore
    if (place.evChargeAmenitySummary) {
        //@ts-ignore
        const evSummary = place.evChargeAmenitySummary;
        const evContainer = document.createDocumentFragment();
        // Helper to build a safe DOM section for EV categories.
        const createSection = (title, text) => {
            const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
            wrapper.style.marginBottom = '15px'; // Or use a CSS class
            const titleEl = document.createElement('strong');
            titleEl.textContent = title;
            const textEl = document.createElement('div');
            textEl.textContent = text;
            wrapper.appendChild(titleEl);
            wrapper.appendChild(textEl);
            return wrapper;
        };
        // Check and append each potential section
        if (evSummary.overview?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(createSection('Overview', evSummary.overview.content));
        }
        if (evSummary.coffee?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(createSection('Coffee', evSummary.coffee.content));
        }
        if (evSummary.restaurant?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(createSection('Food', evSummary.restaurant.content));
        }
        if (evSummary.store?.content) {
            evContainer.appendChild(createSection('Shopping', evSummary.store.content));
        }
        // Only add the tab if the container has children
        if (evContainer.hasChildNodes()) {
            createTab('EV Amenities', evContainer, // Passing a Node instead of string
            evSummary.disclosureText, evSummary.flagContentURI);
        }
    }
    // Safely handle the empty state.
    if (!firstTabActivated) {
        const msg = document.createElement('em');
        msg.textContent =
            'No AI summaries are available for this specific location.';
        summaryContent.replaceChildren(msg);
        aiDisclosure.textContent = '';
    }
}
initMap();
index.js

Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

CSS

/* Reuse existing map height */
gmp-map {
    height: 100%;
}

html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

/* Existing Autocomplete Card Style */
.place-autocomplete-card {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 5px 15px;
    margin: 10px;
    padding: 15px;
    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
}

gmp-place-autocomplete {
    width: 300px;
}

/* New: Summary Panel Styles */
.summary-card {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 5px 15px;
    margin: 10px;
    padding: 0; /* Padding handled by children */
    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
    width: 350px;
    max-height: 80vh; /* Prevent overflow on small screens */
    overflow-y: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.hidden {
    display: none;
}

#place-header {
    padding: 15px;
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

#place-header h2 {
    margin: 0 0 5px 0;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
}

#place-address {
    margin: 0;
    color: #555;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Tab Navigation */
.tab-container {
    display: flex;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
    background-color: #fff;
}

.tab-button {
    flex: 1;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #555;
    border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
}

.tab-button:hover {
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
}

.tab-button.active {
    font-weight: bold;
    border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;
}

.tab-button.active:hover {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    cursor: default;
}

/* Content Area */
.content-area {
    padding: 15px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #333;
}

.disclosure-footer {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #666;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
    font-style: italic;
}

.flag-content-link {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #666;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
}
/* Reuse existing map height */
gmp-map {
    height: 100%;
}

html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

/* Existing Autocomplete Card Style */
.place-autocomplete-card {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 5px 15px;
    margin: 10px;
    padding: 15px;
    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
}

gmp-place-autocomplete {
    width: 300px;
}

/* New: Summary Panel Styles */
.summary-card {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 5px 15px;
    margin: 10px;
    padding: 0; /* Padding handled by children */
    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
    width: 350px;
    max-height: 80vh; /* Prevent overflow on small screens */
    overflow-y: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.hidden {
    display: none;
}

#place-header {
    padding: 15px;
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

#place-header h2 {
    margin: 0 0 5px 0;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
}

#place-address {
    margin: 0;
    color: #555;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Tab Navigation */
.tab-container {
    display: flex;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
    background-color: #fff;
}

.tab-button {
    flex: 1;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #555;
    border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
}

.tab-button:hover {
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
}

.tab-button.active {
    font-weight: bold;
    border-bottom: 3px solid #000000;
}

.tab-button.active:hover {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    cursor: default;
}

/* Content Area */
.content-area {
    padding: 15px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #333;
}

.disclosure-footer {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #666;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
    font-style: italic;
}

.flag-content-link {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #666;
    padding: 10px 15px;
}
style.css

HTML

<html>
    <head>
        <title>AI Place Summaries</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
        <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
        <!-- prettier-ignore -->
        <script>(g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})
        ({key: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly"});</script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <gmp-map center="37.805, -122.425" zoom="14" map-id="DEMO_MAP_ID">
            <!-- Search Input Card -->
            <div
                class="place-autocomplete-card"
                slot="control-inline-start-block-start">
                <p>Search for a place with AI summaries:</p>
                <gmp-place-autocomplete></gmp-place-autocomplete>
            </div>

            <!-- Summary text panel (initially hidden) -->
            <div
                id="summary-panel"
                class="summary-card hidden"
                slot="control-inline-end-block-start">
                <div id="place-header">
                    <h2 id="place-name"></h2>
                    <p id="place-address"></p>
                </div>

                <!-- Tabs for toggling summary types -->
                <div class="tab-container" id="tab-container"></div>

                <!-- Content display area -->
                <div id="summary-content" class="content-area"></div>

                <!-- Legal/AI Disclosure -->
                <div id="ai-disclosure" class="disclosure-footer"></div>

                <!-- Flag content link -->
                <a id="flag-content-link" class="flag-content-link"></a>
            </div>
        </gmp-map>
    </body>
</html>
index.html

Try Sample

JSFiddle.net

AI-powered summaries are overviews of a place or area that provide helpful insights about specific places, the area around a place, and reviews associated with a place. There are three different kinds of AI-powered summaries:

• Place summary: A brief, 100-character overview specific to a given place ID, aggregating many different types of data into a high-level snapshot of a place.

• Review summary: A generated summary of a place based solely on user reviews.

• Area summary: A generated summary for the area surrounding a place, providing additional context including nearby points of interest. Area summaries can be one of two types:

  • Neighborhood summary: A high-level overview of nearby points of interest for places with types premise, street_address, and all types in the Housing and Lodging categories.

  • Electric vehicle charging station amenity summary: A high-level overview of nearby points of interest for places with type electric_vehicle_charging_station.

Retrieve AI-powered summaries

To retrieve and display AI-powered summaries, follow these steps:

1. Load the Places library.

   const { Place } = await google.maps.importLibrary("places");

2. Obtain a Place instance. The following snippet shows creating a Place instance from a place ID:

   const place = new Place("ChIJaYaXFTqq3oARNy537Kb_W_c");

3. In your call to place.fetchFields(), specify the fields for the kinds of summaries you want to use. In the following snippet all summary fields are requested:

   await place.fetchFields({
     fields: [
       'generativeSummary',
       'neighborhoodSummary',
       'reviewSummary',
       'evChargeAmenitySummary'
       // Include other fields as needed.
     ]
   });
             

4. Retrieve the summary data by accessing the generativeSummary, neighborhoodSummary, reviewSummary, and evChargeAmenitySummary properties, respectively. The following snippet shows retrieving the overview from a generativeSummary.

   const summaryText = place.generativeSummary.overview;
           

Because not all places have AI-powered summaries, be sure to check for the presence of the needed data before displaying it to users. The following snippet uses an if statement to check for a generativeSummary:

if (place.generativeSummary) {
  overviewText = place.generativeSummary.overview;
} else {
  overviewText = 'No summary is available.';
}
    

Alternatively, use a nullish operator to concisely check for the presence of a summary:

const overviewText = place.generativeSummary.overview ?? 'No summary is available.';
    

Display the required attributions

All AI-powered summaries displayed in your app must be accompanied by the appropriate attribution in accordance with Google's policies and standards. For more information, see Policies and attributions for Maps JavaScript API.

Place summaries

Place summaries are brief, 100-character overviews specific to a given place ID, to provide a high-level snapshot of a place. Place summaries may highlight popular foods, services, or goods available for purchase at a location:

• "Forum Shops eatery serving large portions of traditional Italian fare in a casual space."

• "Stylish salon offering haircuts and coloring, plus blowouts."

• "Large store with many vendors offering a variety of vintage decor, furniture, and clothing."

Place summaries are available for place types shown in Supported types for the categories Culture, Entertainment and Recreation, Food and Drink, Shopping, Services, and Sports.

Place summaries are supported for points of interest in the following languages and regions:

Language	Region
English	India United States

Note: Place summaries are not guaranteed for all places.

Request a place summary

To request a generative place summary, include the generativeSummary field when calling fetchFields():

await place.fetchFields({
    fields: [
        'generativeSummary',
        // Include other fields as needed.
    ],
});
    

Use the generativeSummary property to retrieve place summaries. The following snippet retrieves the overview and disclosure text from a generativeSummary:

if (place.generativeSummary) {
    console.log("Place Overview:", place.generativeSummary.overview);
    console.log("Disclosure:", place.generativeSummary.disclosureText);
}
    

Review summaries

Review summaries are generated summaries based solely on user reviews. By synthesizing key elements of user reviews, such as place attributes and reviewer sentiment, review summaries provide high-level insights and help users make informed decisions.

For example, a review summary of the Ferry Building in San Francisco includes information ranging from food and shopping to views and atmosphere:

"Visitors say this historical landmark offers a diverse selection of shops, restaurants, and a farmers market, with many praising the views of the bay and the city. They also highlight the vibrant atmosphere, convenient ferry access to other destinations, and the opportunity to enjoy local businesses."

Review summaries are supported for points of interest in the following languages and regions:

Language	Region
English	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Japanese	Japan
Portuguese	Brazil
Spanish	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Note: Review summaries are not guaranteed for all places.

Request a review summary

To request a review summary, include the reviewSummary field when calling fetchFields():

await place.fetchFields({
    fields: [
        'reviewSummary',
        // Include other fields as needed.
    ],
});
  

Use the reviewSummary property to retrieve review summaries. To retrieve review summaries, access the reviewSummary.text property. The following snippet retrieves the text from a reviewSummary.

if (place.reviewSummary) {
    console.log("Place Review Summary:", place.reviewSummary.text);
}
  

Area summaries

Area summaries are generated for the area surrounding a place. Area summaries provide additional context for a location, including points of interest nearby, so that users can make a more informed decision about where to go and what to do once they get there. For example, when visiting a new city, you can view a generated neighborhood summary for a hotel to learn more about the surrounding area:

• "This vibrant area in San Francisco, blending North Beach and Chinatown, sits northwest of the Financial District and features literary landmarks, unique cultural attractions, and diverse dining. Notable spots include the iconic City Lights Bookstore, the fascinating Cable Car Museum, and the bustling streets of Chinatown."

If you are considering charging an electric vehicle, you can view a generated summary for an electric vehicle charging station to learn more about the surrounding area:

• "This area offers a range of dining options within a 9-minute walk, including Starbucks, Sushi Jin, and Safeway."

Along with a description of the area, the response also contains a list of Place instances for the places referenced in the description; call fetchFields() on these Place instances to request further details for each place.

There are two types of AI-powered area summaries:

• Neighborhood summary: A high-level overview of nearby points of interest for places with types premise, street_address, and all types in the Housing and Lodging categories.

• Electric vehicle charging station amenity summary: A high-level overview of nearby points of interest for places with type electric_vehicle_charging_station.

Area summaries are supported for points of interest in the following languages and regions:

Language	Region
English	United States

Note: Area summaries are not guaranteed for all places.

Request a neighborhood summary

You can request neighborhood summaries for places with types premise, street_address, and all types in the Housing and Lodging categories. To request a neighborhood summary, include the neighborhoodSummary field when calling fetchFields():

await place.fetchFields({
    fields: [
        'neighborhoodSummary',
        // Include other fields as needed.
    ],
});
  

Use the neighborhoodSummary property to retrieve neighborhood summaries. To retrieve neighborhood summaries, access the neighborhoodSummary.content property to get the text.

The following snippet retrieves the content of a neighborhoodSummary:

if (place.neighborhoodSummary) {
    console.log("Place Neighborhood Summary:", place.neighborhoodSummary.overview.content);
}
  

Request an electric vehicle charging station amenity summary

You can request electric vehicle charging station amenity summaries for places with type electric_vehicle_charging_station. The EVCS amenity summary offers four types of summaries: overview, coffee, restaurant, and store; because of this the data structure is an array of objects, each containing a summary. To request an electric vehicle charging station amenity summary, include the evChargeAmenitySummary field when calling fetchFields():

await place.fetchFields({
    fields: [
        'evChargeAmenitySummary',
        // Include other fields as needed.
    ],
});
  

Use the evChargeAmenitySummary property to retrieve electric vehicle charging station amenity summaries. To retrieve text from the summaries, access the content property of the evChargeAmenitySummary.overview, evChargeAmenitySummary.coffee, evChargeAmenitySummary.restaurant, and evChargeAmenitySummary.store properties.

The following snippet retrieves the content of a evChargeAmenitySummary:

// overview, coffee, restaurant, store.
if (place.evChargeAmenitySummary) {
    console.log("Place EVCS Amenity Summary:", place.evChargeAmenitySummary.overview.content);
    console.log("Coffee:", place.evChargeAmenitySummary.coffee.content);
    console.log("Restaurants:", place.evChargeAmenitySummary.restaurant.content);
    console.log("Stores:", place.evChargeAmenitySummary.store.content);
}