Get the Address for a Place ID

This example uses geocoding to retrieve an address for a given place ID.

Read the documentation.

TypeScript

// Initialize the map.
function initMap(): void {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(
    document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
    {
      zoom: 8,
      center: { lat: 40.72, lng: -73.96 },
    }
  );
  const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
  const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();

  (document.getElementById("submit") as HTMLElement).addEventListener(
    "click",
    () => {
      geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow);
    }
  );
}

// This function is called when the user clicks the UI button requesting
// a geocode of a place ID.
function geocodePlaceId(
  geocoder: google.maps.Geocoder,
  map: google.maps.Map,
  infowindow: google.maps.InfoWindow
) {
  const placeId = (document.getElementById("place-id") as HTMLInputElement)
    .value;
  geocoder.geocode({ placeId: placeId }, (results, status) => {
    if (status === "OK") {
      if (results[0]) {
        map.setZoom(11);
        map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
        const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
          map,
          position: results[0].geometry.location,
        });
        infowindow.setContent(results[0].formatted_address);
        infowindow.open(map, marker);
      } else {
        window.alert("No results found");
      }
    } else {
      window.alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + status);
    }
  });
}
index.ts

JavaScript

// Initialize the map.
function initMap() {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    zoom: 8,
    center: { lat: 40.72, lng: -73.96 },
  });
  const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
  const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
  document.getElementById("submit").addEventListener("click", () => {
    geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow);
  });
}

// This function is called when the user clicks the UI button requesting
// a geocode of a place ID.
function geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow) {
  const placeId = document.getElementById("place-id").value;
  geocoder.geocode({ placeId: placeId }, (results, status) => {
    if (status === "OK") {
      if (results[0]) {
        map.setZoom(11);
        map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
        const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
          map,
          position: results[0].geometry.location,
        });
        infowindow.setContent(results[0].formatted_address);
        infowindow.open(map, marker);
      } else {
        window.alert("No results found");
      }
    } else {
      window.alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + status);
    }
  });
}

index.js

CSS

/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
       * element that contains the map. */
#map {
  height: 100%;
}

/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

#floating-panel {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: 25%;
  z-index: 5;
  background-color: #fff;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid #999;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
  line-height: 30px;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

#floating-panel {
  width: 440px;
}

#place-id {
  width: 250px;
}

style.css

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Retrieving an Address for a Place ID</title>
    <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="floating-panel">
      <!-- Supply a default place ID for a place in Brooklyn, New York. -->
      <input id="place-id" type="text" value="ChIJd8BlQ2BZwokRAFUEcm_qrcA" />
      <input id="submit" type="button" value="Get Address for Place ID" />
    </div>
    <div id="map"></div>

    <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. -->
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly"
      async
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>
sample.html

All

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Retrieving an Address for a Place ID</title>
    <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
    <style type="text/css">
      /* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
       * element that contains the map. */
      #map {
        height: 100%;
      }

      /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
      html,
      body {
        height: 100%;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
      }

      #floating-panel {
        position: absolute;
        top: 10px;
        left: 25%;
        z-index: 5;
        background-color: #fff;
        padding: 5px;
        border: 1px solid #999;
        text-align: center;
        font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
        line-height: 30px;
        padding-left: 10px;
      }

      #floating-panel {
        width: 440px;
      }

      #place-id {
        width: 250px;
      }
    </style>
    <script>
      // Initialize the map.
      function initMap() {
        const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
          zoom: 8,
          center: { lat: 40.72, lng: -73.96 },
        });
        const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
        const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
        document.getElementById("submit").addEventListener("click", () => {
          geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow);
        });
      }

      // This function is called when the user clicks the UI button requesting
      // a geocode of a place ID.
      function geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow) {
        const placeId = document.getElementById("place-id").value;
        geocoder.geocode({ placeId: placeId }, (results, status) => {
          if (status === "OK") {
            if (results[0]) {
              map.setZoom(11);
              map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
              const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                map,
                position: results[0].geometry.location,
              });
              infowindow.setContent(results[0].formatted_address);
              infowindow.open(map, marker);
            } else {
              window.alert("No results found");
            }
          } else {
            window.alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + status);
          }
        });
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="floating-panel">
      <!-- Supply a default place ID for a place in Brooklyn, New York. -->
      <input id="place-id" type="text" value="ChIJd8BlQ2BZwokRAFUEcm_qrcA" />
      <input id="submit" type="button" value="Get Address for Place ID" />
    </div>
    <div id="map"></div>

    <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. -->
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly"
      async
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>

inline.html
// Initialize the map. function initMap() { const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 8, center: { lat: 40.72, lng: -73.96 }, }); const geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow(); document.getElementById("submit").addEventListener("click", () => { geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow); }); } // This function is called when the user clicks the UI button requesting // a geocode of a place ID. function geocodePlaceId(geocoder, map, infowindow) { const placeId = document.getElementById("place-id").value; geocoder.geocode({ placeId: placeId }, (results, status) => { if (status === "OK") { if (results[0]) { map.setZoom(11); map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location); const marker = new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: results[0].geometry.location, }); infowindow.setContent(results[0].formatted_address); infowindow.open(map, marker); } else { window.alert("No results found"); } } else { window.alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + status); } }); }
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #floating-panel { position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 25%; z-index: 5; background-color: #fff; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #999; text-align: center; font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif"; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 10px; } #floating-panel { width: 440px; } #place-id { width: 250px; }
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Retrieving an Address for a Place ID</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js --> </head> <body> <div id="floating-panel"> <!-- Supply a default place ID for a place in Brooklyn, New York. --> <input id="place-id" type="text" value="ChIJd8BlQ2BZwokRAFUEcm_qrcA" /> <input id="submit" type="button" value="Get Address for Place ID" /> </div> <div id="map"></div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBIwzALxUPNbatRBj3Xi1Uhp0fFzwWNBkE&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>

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