Places API client libraries

This page shows how to get started with the client libraries for Places API.

Read more about the client libraries in Client Libraries Explained.

Install the client library

Java

For more information, see Setting Up a Java Development Environment.

See Google Places API Client for Java for the installation instructions.

Go

go get cloud.google.com/go/maps

For more information, see Setting Up a Go Development Environment.

For the complete installation instructions, see Google Places API Client for Go.

NodeJS

npm install @googlemaps/places

For more information, see Setting Up a Node.js Development Environment.

For the complete installation instructions, see Google Places API Client for NodeJS.

Python

pip install --upgrade google-maps-places

For more information, see Setting Up a Python Development Environment.

For the complete installation instructions, see Python Client for Google Places.

.Net

For more information, see Setting Up a .Net Development Environment.

Install-Package Google.Maps.Places.V1 -Pre

See .Net for Google Places.

Set up authentication

When you use client libraries, you use Application Default Credentials (ADC) to authenticate. For information about setting up ADC, see Provide credentials for Application Default Credentials. For information about using ADC with client libraries, see Authenticate using client libraries.

Use the client library

Note: The following code shows example requests. You must edit the code to get it to run. Click the Brows on GitHub button to see more examples.

Java

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import com.google.api.core.ApiFuture;
import com.google.maps.places.v1.GetPlaceRequest;
import com.google.maps.places.v1.Place;
import com.google.maps.places.v1.PlaceName;
import com.google.maps.places.v1.PlacesClient;

public class AsyncGetPlace {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    asyncGetPlace();
  }

  public static void asyncGetPlace() throws Exception {
    // This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
    // It will require modifications to work:
    // - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
    // - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in
    // https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/setup#configure_endpoints_for_the_client_library
    try (PlacesClient placesClient = PlacesClient.create()) {
      GetPlaceRequest request =
          GetPlaceRequest.newBuilder()
              .setName(PlaceName.of("[PLACE_ID]").toString())
              .setLanguageCode("languageCode-2092349083")
              .setRegionCode("regionCode-1991004415")
              .setSessionToken("sessionToken-696552189")
              .build();
      ApiFuture<Place> future = placesClient.getPlaceCallable().futureCall(request);
      // Do something.
      Place response = future.get();
    }
  }
}

Go

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// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

// Code generated by protoc-gen-go_gapic. DO NOT EDIT.

package places_test

import (
	"context"

	places "cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1"
	placespb "cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1/placespb"
)

func ExampleNewClient() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	// TODO: Use client.
	_ = c
}

func ExampleNewRESTClient() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewRESTClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	// TODO: Use client.
	_ = c
}

func ExampleClient_AutocompletePlaces() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	req := &placespb.AutocompletePlacesRequest{
		// TODO: Fill request struct fields.
		// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1/placespb#AutocompletePlacesRequest.
	}
	resp, err := c.AutocompletePlaces(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	// TODO: Use resp.
	_ = resp
}

func ExampleClient_GetPhotoMedia() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	req := &placespb.GetPhotoMediaRequest{
		// TODO: Fill request struct fields.
		// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1/placespb#GetPhotoMediaRequest.
	}
	resp, err := c.GetPhotoMedia(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	// TODO: Use resp.
	_ = resp
}

func ExampleClient_GetPlace() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	req := &placespb.GetPlaceRequest{
		// TODO: Fill request struct fields.
		// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1/placespb#GetPlaceRequest.
	}
	resp, err := c.GetPlace(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	// TODO: Use resp.
	_ = resp
}

func ExampleClient_SearchNearby() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	req := &placespb.SearchNearbyRequest{
		// TODO: Fill request struct fields.
		// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1/placespb#SearchNearbyRequest.
	}
	resp, err := c.SearchNearby(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	// TODO: Use resp.
	_ = resp
}

func ExampleClient_SearchText() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
	// It will require modifications to work:
	// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
	// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in:
	//   https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go#hdr-Client_Options
	c, err := places.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	defer c.Close()

	req := &placespb.SearchTextRequest{
		// TODO: Fill request struct fields.
		// See https://pkg.go.dev/cloud.google.com/go/maps/places/apiv1/placespb#SearchTextRequest.
	}
	resp, err := c.SearchText(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		// TODO: Handle error.
	}
	// TODO: Use resp.
	_ = resp
}

NodeJS

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/**
 * This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
 * It will require modifications to work.
 * It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
/**
 *  Required. The resource name of a place, in the `places/{place_id}` format.
 */
// const name = 'abc123'
/**
 *  Optional. Place details will be displayed with the preferred language if
 *  available.
 *  Current list of supported languages:
 *  https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#languagesupport.
 */
// const languageCode = 'abc123'
/**
 *  Optional. The Unicode country/region code (CLDR) of the location where the
 *  request is coming from. This parameter is used to display the place
 *  details, like region-specific place name, if available. The parameter can
 *  affect results based on applicable law.
 *  For more information, see
 *  https://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/supplemental/territory_language_information.html.
 *  Note that 3-digit region codes are not currently supported.
 */
// const regionCode = 'abc123'
/**
 *  Optional. A string which identifies an Autocomplete session for billing
 *  purposes. Must be a URL and filename safe base64 string with at most 36
 *  ASCII characters in length. Otherwise an INVALID_ARGUMENT error is
 *  returned.
 *  The session begins when the user starts typing a query, and concludes when
 *  they select a place and a call to Place Details or Address Validation is
 *  made. Each session can have multiple queries, followed by one Place Details
 *  or Address Validation request. The credentials used for each request within
 *  a session must belong to the same Google Cloud Console project. Once a
 *  session has concluded, the token is no longer valid; your app must generate
 *  a fresh token for each session. If the `session_token` parameter is
 *  omitted, or if you reuse a session token, the session is charged as if no
 *  session token was provided (each request is billed separately).
 *  We recommend the following guidelines:
 *  * Use session tokens for all Place Autocomplete calls.
 *  * Generate a fresh token for each session. Using a version 4 UUID is
 *    recommended.
 *  * Ensure that the credentials used for all Place Autocomplete, Place
 *    Details, and Address Validation requests within a session belong to the
 *    same Cloud Console project.
 *  * Be sure to pass a unique session token for each new session. Using the
 *    same token for more than one session will result in each request being
 *    billed individually.
 */
// const sessionToken = 'abc123'

// Imports the Places library
const {PlacesClient} = require('@googlemaps/places').v1;

// Instantiates a client
const placesClient = new PlacesClient();

async function callGetPlace() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    name,
  };

  // Run request
  const response = await placesClient.getPlace(request);
  console.log(response);
}

callGetPlace();

Python

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# This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a
# code template only.
# It will require modifications to work:
# - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
# - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service
#   client as shown in:
#   https://googleapis.dev/python/google-api-core/latest/client_options.html
from google.maps import places_v1


async def sample_get_place():
    # Create a client
    client = places_v1.PlacesAsyncClient()

    # Initialize request argument(s)
    request = places_v1.GetPlaceRequest(
        name="name_value",
    )

    # Make the request
    response = await client.get_place(request=request)

    # Handle the response
    print(response)

.Net

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// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

using Google.Api.Gax.Grpc;
using Google.Cloud.ClientTesting;
using System;
using Xunit;

namespace Google.Maps.Places.V1.Snippets;

[SnippetOutputCollector]
public class PlacesClientSnippets
{
    [Fact]
    public void GettingStarted()
    {
        // Sample: GettingStarted
        PlacesClient client = PlacesClient.Create();
        CallSettings callSettings = CallSettings.FromHeader("X-Goog-FieldMask", "*");
        SearchTextRequest request = new SearchTextRequest
        {
            TextQuery = "Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, CA"
        };
        SearchTextResponse response = client.SearchText(request, callSettings);
        Console.WriteLine(response);
        // End sample
    }
}

Additional resources

Java

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Go

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NodeJS

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Python

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.Net

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