Retrieving Autocomplete Predictions

This example executes a query prediction request for the phrase "pizza near Syd" and displays the results as an HTML list.

Read the documentation.

TypeScript

// This example retrieves autocomplete predictions programmatically from the
// autocomplete service, and displays them as an HTML list.

// 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 initService() {
  const displaySuggestions = function (
    predictions: google.maps.places.QueryAutocompletePrediction[] | null,
    status: google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus
  ) {
    if (status != google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK || !predictions) {
      alert(status);
      return;
    }

    predictions.forEach((prediction) => {
      const li = document.createElement("li");
      li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(prediction.description));
      (document.getElementById("results") as HTMLUListElement).appendChild(li);
    });
  };

  const service = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteService();
  service.getQueryPredictions({ input: "pizza near Syd" }, displaySuggestions);
}index.ts

JavaScript

// This example retrieves autocomplete predictions programmatically from the
// autocomplete service, and displays them as an HTML list.
// 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 initService() {
  const displaySuggestions = function (predictions, status) {
    if (status != google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK || !predictions) {
      alert(status);
      return;
    }
    predictions.forEach((prediction) => {
      const li = document.createElement("li");
      li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(prediction.description));
      document.getElementById("results").appendChild(li);
    });
  };
  const service = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteService();
  service.getQueryPredictions({ input: "pizza near Syd" }, displaySuggestions);
}
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;
}

#right-panel {
  font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
  line-height: 30px;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

#right-panel select,
#right-panel input {
  font-size: 15px;
}

#right-panel select {
  width: 100%;
}

#right-panel i {
  font-size: 12px;
}
style.css

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Retrieving Autocomplete Predictions</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="right-panel">
      <p>Query suggestions for 'pizza near Syd':</p>
      <ul id="results"></ul>
    </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=initService&libraries=places&v=weekly"
      async
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>sample.html

All

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Retrieving Autocomplete Predictions</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;
      }

      #right-panel {
        font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
        line-height: 30px;
        padding-left: 10px;
      }

      #right-panel select,
      #right-panel input {
        font-size: 15px;
      }

      #right-panel select {
        width: 100%;
      }

      #right-panel i {
        font-size: 12px;
      }
    </style>
    <script>
      // This example retrieves autocomplete predictions programmatically from the
      // autocomplete service, and displays them as an HTML list.
      // 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 initService() {
        const displaySuggestions = function (predictions, status) {
          if (
            status != google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK ||
            !predictions
          ) {
            alert(status);
            return;
          }
          predictions.forEach((prediction) => {
            const li = document.createElement("li");
            li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(prediction.description));
            document.getElementById("results").appendChild(li);
          });
        };
        const service = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteService();
        service.getQueryPredictions(
          { input: "pizza near Syd" },
          displaySuggestions
        );
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="right-panel">
      <p>Query suggestions for 'pizza near Syd':</p>
      <ul id="results"></ul>
    </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=initService&libraries=places&v=weekly"
      async
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>
inline.html

// This example retrieves autocomplete predictions programmatically from the // autocomplete service, and displays them as an HTML list. // 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 initService() { const displaySuggestions = function (predictions, status) { if (status != google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK || !predictions) { alert(status); return; } predictions.forEach((prediction) => { const li = document.createElement("li"); li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(prediction.description)); document.getElementById("results").appendChild(li); }); }; const service = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteService(); service.getQueryPredictions({ input: "pizza near Syd" }, displaySuggestions); }

/* 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; } #right-panel { font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif"; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 10px; } #right-panel select, #right-panel input { font-size: 15px; } #right-panel select { width: 100%; } #right-panel i { font-size: 12px; }

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Retrieving Autocomplete Predictions</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>  </head> <body> <div id="right-panel"> <p>Query suggestions for 'pizza near Syd':</p> <ul id="results"></ul> </div>  <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBIwzALxUPNbatRBj3Xi1Uhp0fFzwWNBkE&callback=initService&libraries=places&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>

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