Place Reviews

Sample code for Google Maps Platform JavaScript API author(s): Justin Poehnelt

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Place Reviews</title>

    <!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js -->
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>

    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
    <script>(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))})
        ({key: "AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg", v: "weekly"});</script>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2019 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;
}

JavaScript

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2022 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
let map;
let centerCoordinates = { lat: 42.349134, lng: -71.083184 }; // Boston, MA
let infoWindow;
let contentString;

async function initMap() {
  const { Map, InfoWindow } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps");
  const { AdvancedMarkerElement } = await google.maps.importLibrary("marker");
  const { Place, Review } = await google.maps.importLibrary("places");

  map = new Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    center: centerCoordinates,
    zoom: 14,
    // [START_EXCLUDE]
    mapId: "4504f8b37365c3d0",
    // [END_EXCLUDE]
  });

  // Use a place ID to create a new Place instance.
  const place = new Place({
    id: "ChIJpyiwa4Zw44kRBQSGWKv4wgA", // Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA
  });

  // Call fetchFields, passing 'reviews' and other needed fields.
  await place.fetchFields({
    fields: ["displayName", "formattedAddress", "location", "reviews"],
  });
  // If there are any reviews display the first one.
  if (place.reviews && place.reviews.length > 0) {
    // Get info for the first review.
    let reviewRating = place.reviews[0].rating;
    let reviewText = place.reviews[0].text;
    let authorName = place.reviews[0].authorAttribution.displayName;
    let authorUri = place.reviews[0].authorAttribution.uri;

    // Format the review using HTML.
    contentString = `
            <div id="title"><b>${place.displayName}</b></div>
            <div id="address">${place.formattedAddress}</div>
            <a href="${authorUri}" target="_blank">Author: ${authorName}</a>
            <div id="rating">Rating: ${reviewRating} stars</div>
            <div id="rating"><p>Review: ${reviewText}</p></div>`;
  } else {
    contentString = "No reviews were found for " + place.displayName + ".";
  }

  // Create an infowindow to display the review.
  infoWindow = new InfoWindow({
    content: contentString,
    ariaLabel: place.displayName,
  });

  //...