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This page shows you requests and responses to retrieve an address for a place ID.
Required parameters
place_id— The place ID of the place for which
you wish to obtain the human-readable address. The place ID is a unique
identifier that can be used with other Google APIs. For example, you can
use theplaceIDreturned by theRoads APIto get the address for a snapped point. For more information about place
IDs, see theplace ID overview..
key— Your application's API key. This key identifies
your application for purposes of quota management. Learn how toget a key.
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