Place Details

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.

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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);
      });
    }
  });
}
index.ts

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);
      });
    }
  });
}

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;
}

style.css

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>
sample.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>

inline.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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npx @googlemaps/js-samples init place-details DESTINATION_FOLDER

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