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This example executes a query prediction request for the phrase "pizza near Syd" and displays the results as an HTML list.
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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(): void {
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);
}
declare global {
interface Window {
initService: () => void;
}
}
window.initService = initService;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. 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);
}
window.initService = initService;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. CSS
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title>Retrieving Autocomplete Predictions</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Query suggestions for 'pizza near Syd':</p>
<ul id="results"></ul>
<!-- Replace Powered By Google image src with self hosted image. https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/policies#other_attribution_requirements -->
<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=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initService&libraries=places&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-places-queryprediction 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 2025-07-09 UTC.
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