place-autocomplete-element

Sample code supporting Google Maps Platform JavaScript API documentation. author(s): Geo Developer IX Documentation Team

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2025 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Place Autocomplete element</title>

    <script>
      // prettier-ignore
      (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
            });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p style="font-family: roboto, sans-serif">Search for a place here:</p>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2025 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

/* 
 * 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;
}

p {
  font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
}

JavaScript

'use strict';
/*
 * @license
 * Copyright 2025 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

async function init() {
  // Request needed libraries.
  const { PlaceAutocompleteElement } =
    await google.maps.importLibrary('places');
  // Create the input HTML element, and append it.
  const placeAutocomplete = new PlaceAutocompleteElement();
  document.body.appendChild(placeAutocomplete);

  // Inject HTML UI.
  const selectedPlaceTitle = document.createElement('p');
  selectedPlaceTitle.textContent = '';
  document.body.appendChild(selectedPlaceTitle);

  const selectedPlaceInfo = document.createElement('pre');
  selectedPlaceInfo.textContent = '';
  document.body.appendChild(selectedPlaceInfo);

  // Add the gmp-select listener, and display the results.
  placeAutocomplete.addEventListener(
    'gmp-select',
    async ({ placePrediction }) => {
      const place = placePrediction.toPlace();
      await place.fetchFields({
        fields: ['displayName', 'formattedAddress', 'location'],
      });
      selectedPlaceTitle.textContent = 'Selected Place:';
      selectedPlaceInfo.textContent = JSON.stringify(
        place.toJSON(),
        /* replacer */ null,
        /* space */ 2
      );
    }
  );
}

void init();