This sample demonstrates how to use the Places service's
getDetails()
method to retrieve Place Details for a particular place, and add a marker to the
map which displays the details when clicked.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places">
function initMap(): void {
const map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
{
center: { lat: -33.866, lng: 151.196 },
zoom: 15,
}
);
const request = {
placeId: "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
fields: ["name", "formatted_address", "place_id", "geometry"],
};
const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
service.getDetails(request, (place, status) => {
if (
status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK &&
place &&
place.geometry &&
place.geometry.location
) {
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map,
position: place.geometry.location,
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "click", function () {
infowindow.setContent(
"<div><strong>" +
place.name +
"</strong><br>" +
"Place ID: " +
place.place_id +
"<br>" +
place.formatted_address +
"</div>"
);
// @ts-ignore
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
});
}
JavaScript
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places">
function initMap() {
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: { lat: -33.866, lng: 151.196 },
zoom: 15,
});
const request = {
placeId: "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
fields: ["name", "formatted_address", "place_id", "geometry"],
};
const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
service.getDetails(request, (place, status) => {
if (
status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK &&
place &&
place.geometry &&
place.geometry.location
) {
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map,
position: place.geometry.location,
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "click", function () {
infowindow.setContent(
"<div><strong>" +
place.name +
"</strong><br>" +
"Place ID: " +
place.place_id +
"<br>" +
place.formatted_address +
"</div>"
);
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
});
}
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;
}
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Place Details</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="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=places&v=weekly"
async
></script>
</body>
</html>
All
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Place Details</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;
}
</style>
<script>
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places">
function initMap() {
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: { lat: -33.866, lng: 151.196 },
zoom: 15,
});
const request = {
placeId: "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
fields: ["name", "formatted_address", "place_id", "geometry"],
};
const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
service.getDetails(request, (place, status) => {
if (
status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK &&
place &&
place.geometry &&
place.geometry.location
) {
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map,
position: place.geometry.location,
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "click", function () {
infowindow.setContent(
"<div><strong>" +
place.name +
"</strong><br>" +
"Place ID: " +
place.place_id +
"<br>" +
place.formatted_address +
"</div>"
);
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
});
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<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=places&v=weekly"
async
></script>
</body>
</html>
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBIwzALxUPNbatRBj3Xi1Uhp0fFzwWNBkE&libraries=places">
function initMap() {
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: { lat: -33.866, lng: 151.196 },
zoom: 15,
});
const request = {
placeId: "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4",
fields: ["name", "formatted_address", "place_id", "geometry"],
};
const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
service.getDetails(request, (place, status) => {
if (
status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK &&
place &&
place.geometry &&
place.geometry.location
) {
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map,
position: place.geometry.location,
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "click", function () {
infowindow.setContent(
"<div><strong>" +
place.name +
"</strong><br>" +
"Place ID: " +
place.place_id +
"<br>" +
place.formatted_address +
"</div>"
);
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
});
}
/* 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;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Place Details</title>
<script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
<!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js -->
</head>
<body>
<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=places&v=weekly"
async
></script>
</body>
</html>
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Run Locally
Node.js is required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM.
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