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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 })
.then(({ results }) => {
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");
}
})
.catch((e) => window.alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + e));
}
declare global {
interface Window {
initMap: () => void;
}
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. 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 })
.then(({ results }) => {
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");
}
})
.catch((e) => window.alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + e));
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. 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;
}
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title>Retrieving an Address for a Place ID</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" 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>
<!--
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=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html> Try Sample Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-geocoding-place-id https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcd js-samplesnpm inpm start
Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME.
git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpm inpm start
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Last updated 2025-07-02 UTC.
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