Place Autocomplete Data Sessions

This example takes user input and displays a list of place predictions. When a selection is made place details are retrieved and the session is concluded.

Read the documentation.

TypeScript

let titleElement;
let resultsContainerElement;
let inputElement;

let newestRequestId = 0;

// Add an initial request body.
const request = {
    input: '',
    locationRestriction: { west: -122.44, north: 37.8, east: -122.39, south: 37.78 },
    origin: { lat: 37.7893, lng: -122.4039 },
    includedPrimaryTypes: ['restaurant'],
    language: 'en-US',
    region: 'us',
};

function init() {
    titleElement = document.getElementById('title');
    resultsContainerElement = document.getElementById('results');
    inputElement = document.querySelector('input');
    inputElement.addEventListener('input', makeAutocompleteRequest);
    refreshToken(request);
}

async function makeAutocompleteRequest(inputEvent) {
    // Reset elements and exit if an empty string is received.
    if (inputEvent.target.value == '') {
        titleElement.innerText = '';
        resultsContainerElement.replaceChildren();
        return;
    }

    // Add the latest char sequence to the request.
    request.input = inputEvent.target.value;

    // To avoid race conditions, store the request ID and compare after the request.
    const requestId = ++newestRequestId;

    // Fetch autocomplete suggestions and show them in a list.
    // @ts-ignore
    const { suggestions } = await google.maps.places.AutocompleteSuggestion.fetchAutocompleteSuggestions(request);

    // If the request has been superseded by a newer request, do not render the output.
    if (requestId !== newestRequestId) return;

    titleElement.innerText = `Query predictions for "${request.input}"`;

    // Clear the list first.
    resultsContainerElement.replaceChildren();

    for (const suggestion of suggestions) {
        const placePrediction = suggestion.placePrediction;

        // Create a link for the place, add an event handler to fetch the place.
        const a = document.createElement('a');
        a.addEventListener('click', () => {
            onPlaceSelected(placePrediction!.toPlace());
        });
        a.innerText = placePrediction!.text.toString();

        // Create a new list item element.
        const li = document.createElement('li');
        li.appendChild(a);
        resultsContainerElement.appendChild(li);
    }
}

// Event handler for clicking on a suggested place.
async function onPlaceSelected(place) {
    await place.fetchFields({
        fields: ['displayName', 'formattedAddress'],
    });
    const placeText = document.createTextNode(`${place.displayName}: ${place.formattedAddress}`);
    resultsContainerElement.replaceChildren(placeText);
    titleElement.innerText = 'Selected Place:';
    inputElement.value = '';
    refreshToken(request);
}

// Helper function to refresh the session token.
function refreshToken(request) {
    // Create a new session token and add it to the request.
    request.sessionToken = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteSessionToken();
}

declare global {
    interface Window {
      init: () => void;
    }
  }
  window.init = init;
index.ts

JavaScript

let titleElement;
let resultsContainerElement;
let inputElement;
let newestRequestId = 0;
// Add an initial request body.
const request = {
    input: '',
    locationRestriction: { west: -122.44, north: 37.8, east: -122.39, south: 37.78 },
    origin: { lat: 37.7893, lng: -122.4039 },
    includedPrimaryTypes: ['restaurant'],
    language: 'en-US',
    region: 'us',
};
function init() {
    titleElement = document.getElementById('title');
    resultsContainerElement = document.getElementById('results');
    inputElement = document.querySelector('input');
    inputElement.addEventListener('input', makeAutocompleteRequest);
    refreshToken(request);
}
async function makeAutocompleteRequest(inputEvent) {
    // Reset elements and exit if an empty string is received.
    if (inputEvent.target.value == '') {
        titleElement.innerText = '';
        resultsContainerElement.replaceChildren();
        return;
    }
    // Add the latest char sequence to the request.
    request.input = inputEvent.target.value;
    // To avoid race conditions, store the request ID and compare after the request.
    const requestId = ++newestRequestId;
    // Fetch autocomplete suggestions and show them in a list.
    // @ts-ignore
    const { suggestions } = await google.maps.places.AutocompleteSuggestion.fetchAutocompleteSuggestions(request);
    // If the request has been superseded by a newer request, do not render the output.
    if (requestId !== newestRequestId)
        return;
    titleElement.innerText = `Query predictions for "${request.input}"`;
    // Clear the list first.
    resultsContainerElement.replaceChildren();
    for (const suggestion of suggestions) {
        const placePrediction = suggestion.placePrediction;
        // Create a link for the place, add an event handler to fetch the place.
        const a = document.createElement('a');
        a.addEventListener('click', () => {
            onPlaceSelected(placePrediction.toPlace());
        });
        a.innerText = placePrediction.text.toString();
        // Create a new list item element.
        const li = document.createElement('li');
        li.appendChild(a);
        resultsContainerElement.appendChild(li);
    }
}
// Event handler for clicking on a suggested place.
async function onPlaceSelected(place) {
    await place.fetchFields({
        fields: ['displayName', 'formattedAddress'],
    });
    const placeText = document.createTextNode(`${place.displayName}: ${place.formattedAddress}`);
    resultsContainerElement.replaceChildren(placeText);
    titleElement.innerText = 'Selected Place:';
    inputElement.value = '';
    refreshToken(request);
}
// Helper function to refresh the session token.
function refreshToken(request) {
    // Create a new session token and add it to the request.
    request.sessionToken = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteSessionToken();
}
window.init = init;
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;
}

a {
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: blue;
}

input {
  width: 300px;
}

style.css

HTML

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Place Autocomplete Data API Session</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <input id="input" type="text" placeholder="Search for a place..." />
    <div id="title"></div>
    <ul id="results"></ul>
    <img
      class="powered-by-google"
      src="https://storage.googleapis.com/geo-devrel-public-buckets/powered_by_google_on_white.png"
      alt="Powered by Google"
    />

    <!-- 
      The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
      document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
      and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
      https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
      for more information.
      -->
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8&callback=init&libraries=places&v=weekly"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>
index.html

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  git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.git
  cd samples/place-autocomplete-data-session
  npm i
  npm start