Place Autocomplete and Directions

This sample allows a user to specify source and destination locations, and then it uses the DirectionsService to calculate the route, and the DirectionsRenderer to display the route.

For more information, see Autocomplete for Addresses and Search Terms , and the Directions Service .

TypeScript

 // 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 
  
 initMap 
 () 
 : 
  
 void 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 Map 
 ( 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "map" 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 mapTypeControl 
 : 
  
 false 
 , 
  
 center 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 - 
 33.8688 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 151.2195 
  
 }, 
  
 zoom 
 : 
  
 13 
 , 
  
 } 
  
 ); 
  
 new 
  
 AutocompleteDirectionsHandler 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
 } 
 class 
  
 AutocompleteDirectionsHandler 
  
 { 
  
 map 
 : 
  
 google.maps.Map 
 ; 
  
 originPlaceId 
 : 
  
 string 
 ; 
  
 destinationPlaceId 
 : 
  
 string 
 ; 
  
 travelMode 
 : 
  
 google.maps.TravelMode 
 ; 
  
 directionsService 
 : 
  
 google.maps.DirectionsService 
 ; 
  
 directionsRenderer 
 : 
  
 google.maps.DirectionsRenderer 
 ; 
  
 constructor 
 ( 
 map 
 : 
  
 google.maps.Map 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
  
 = 
  
 map 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 "" 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 "" 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 travelMode 
  
 = 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 WALKING 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsService 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsRenderer 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setMap 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 originInput 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
  
 "origin-input" 
  
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLInputElement 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 destinationInput 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
  
 "destination-input" 
  
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLInputElement 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 modeSelector 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
  
 "mode-selector" 
  
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLSelectElement 
 ; 
  
 // Specify just the place data fields that you need. 
  
 const 
  
 originAutocomplete 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 places 
 . 
 Autocomplete 
 ( 
  
 originInput 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 fields 
 : 
  
 [ 
 "place_id" 
 ] 
  
 } 
  
 ); 
  
 // Specify just the place data fields that you need. 
  
 const 
  
 destinationAutocomplete 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 places 
 . 
 Autocomplete 
 ( 
  
 destinationInput 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 fields 
 : 
  
 [ 
 "place_id" 
 ] 
  
 } 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
  
 "changemode-walking" 
 , 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 WALKING 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
  
 "changemode-transit" 
 , 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 TRANSIT 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
  
 "changemode-driving" 
 , 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 DRIVING 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupPlaceChangedListener 
 ( 
 originAutocomplete 
 , 
  
 "ORIG" 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupPlaceChangedListener 
 ( 
 destinationAutocomplete 
 , 
  
 "DEST" 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_LEFT 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
 originInput 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_LEFT 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
  
 destinationInput 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_LEFT 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
 modeSelector 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 // Sets a listener on a radio button to change the filter type on Places 
  
 // Autocomplete. 
  
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
 id 
 : 
  
 string 
 , 
  
 mode 
 : 
  
 google.maps.TravelMode 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 radioButton 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 id 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLInputElement 
 ; 
  
 radioButton 
 . 
 addEventListener 
 ( 
 "click" 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 travelMode 
  
 = 
  
 mode 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 route 
 (); 
  
 }); 
  
 } 
  
 setupPlaceChangedListener 
 ( 
  
 autocomplete 
 : 
  
 google.maps.places.Autocomplete 
 , 
  
 mode 
 : 
  
 string 
  
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 autocomplete 
 . 
 bindTo 
 ( 
 "bounds" 
 , 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 ); 
  
 autocomplete 
 . 
 addListener 
 ( 
 "place_changed" 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 place 
  
 = 
  
 autocomplete 
 . 
 getPlace 
 (); 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 ! 
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 window 
 . 
 alert 
 ( 
 "Please select an option from the dropdown list." 
 ); 
  
 return 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 mode 
  
 === 
  
 "ORIG" 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 else 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 this 
 . 
 route 
 (); 
  
 }); 
  
 } 
  
 route 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 ! 
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 || 
  
 ! 
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 return 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 const 
  
 me 
  
 = 
  
 this 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
 . 
 route 
 ( 
  
 { 
  
 origin 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 this.originPlaceId 
  
 }, 
  
 destination 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 this.destinationPlaceId 
  
 }, 
  
 travelMode 
 : 
  
 this.travelMode 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 ( 
 response 
 , 
  
 status 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 status 
  
 === 
  
 "OK" 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 me 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setDirections 
 ( 
 response 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 else 
  
 { 
  
 window 
 . 
 alert 
 ( 
 "Directions request failed due to " 
  
 + 
  
 status 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 ); 
  
 } 
 } 
 declare 
  
 global 
  
 { 
  
 interface 
  
 Window 
  
 { 
  
 initMap 
 : 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 void 
 ; 
  
 } 
 } 
 window 
 . 
 initMap 
  
 = 
  
 initMap 
 ; 
  

JavaScript

 // 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 
  
 initMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 Map 
 ( 
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "map" 
 ), 
  
 { 
  
 mapTypeControl 
 : 
  
 false 
 , 
  
 center 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 - 
 33.8688 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 151.2195 
  
 }, 
  
 zoom 
 : 
  
 13 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 new 
  
 AutocompleteDirectionsHandler 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
 } 
 class 
  
 AutocompleteDirectionsHandler 
  
 { 
  
 map 
 ; 
  
 originPlaceId 
 ; 
  
 destinationPlaceId 
 ; 
  
 travelMode 
 ; 
  
 directionsService 
 ; 
  
 directionsRenderer 
 ; 
  
 constructor 
 ( 
 map 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
  
 = 
  
 map 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 "" 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 "" 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 travelMode 
  
 = 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 WALKING 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsService 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsRenderer 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setMap 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 originInput 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "origin-input" 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 destinationInput 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "destination-input" 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 modeSelector 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "mode-selector" 
 ); 
  
 // Specify just the place data fields that you need. 
  
 const 
  
 originAutocomplete 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 places 
 . 
 Autocomplete 
 ( 
  
 originInput 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 fields 
 : 
  
 [ 
 "place_id" 
 ] 
  
 }, 
  
 ); 
  
 // Specify just the place data fields that you need. 
  
 const 
  
 destinationAutocomplete 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 places 
 . 
 Autocomplete 
 ( 
  
 destinationInput 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 fields 
 : 
  
 [ 
 "place_id" 
 ] 
  
 }, 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
  
 "changemode-walking" 
 , 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 WALKING 
 , 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
  
 "changemode-transit" 
 , 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 TRANSIT 
 , 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
  
 "changemode-driving" 
 , 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 DRIVING 
 , 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupPlaceChangedListener 
 ( 
 originAutocomplete 
 , 
  
 "ORIG" 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 setupPlaceChangedListener 
 ( 
 destinationAutocomplete 
 , 
  
 "DEST" 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_LEFT 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
 originInput 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_LEFT 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
  
 destinationInput 
 , 
  
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_LEFT 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
 modeSelector 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 // Sets a listener on a radio button to change the filter type on Places 
  
 // Autocomplete. 
  
 setupClickListener 
 ( 
 id 
 , 
  
 mode 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 radioButton 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 id 
 ); 
  
 radioButton 
 . 
 addEventListener 
 ( 
 "click" 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 travelMode 
  
 = 
  
 mode 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 route 
 (); 
  
 }); 
  
 } 
  
 setupPlaceChangedListener 
 ( 
 autocomplete 
 , 
  
 mode 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 autocomplete 
 . 
 bindTo 
 ( 
 "bounds" 
 , 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 ); 
  
 autocomplete 
 . 
 addListener 
 ( 
 "place_changed" 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 place 
  
 = 
  
 autocomplete 
 . 
 getPlace 
 (); 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 ! 
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 window 
 . 
 alert 
 ( 
 "Please select an option from the dropdown list." 
 ); 
  
 return 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 mode 
  
 === 
  
 "ORIG" 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 else 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 this 
 . 
 route 
 (); 
  
 }); 
  
 } 
  
 route 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 ! 
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 || 
  
 ! 
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 return 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 const 
  
 me 
  
 = 
  
 this 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
 . 
 route 
 ( 
  
 { 
  
 origin 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 this 
 . 
 originPlaceId 
  
 }, 
  
 destination 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 this 
 . 
 destinationPlaceId 
  
 }, 
  
 travelMode 
 : 
  
 this 
 . 
 travelMode 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 ( 
 response 
 , 
  
 status 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 status 
  
 === 
  
 "OK" 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 me 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setDirections 
 ( 
 response 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 else 
  
 { 
  
 window 
 . 
 alert 
 ( 
 "Directions request failed due to " 
  
 + 
  
 status 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 }, 
  
 ); 
  
 } 
 } 
 window 
 . 
 initMap 
  
 = 
  
 initMap 
 ; 
  

CSS

 /* 
 * 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 
 ; 
 } 
 . 
 controls 
  
 { 
  
 margin-top 
 : 
  
 10 
 px 
 ; 
  
 border 
 : 
  
 1 
 px 
  
 solid 
  
 transparent 
 ; 
  
 border-radius 
 : 
  
 2 
 px 
  
 0 
  
 0 
  
 2 
 px 
 ; 
  
 box-sizing 
 : 
  
 border-box 
 ; 
  
 -moz- 
 box-sizing 
 : 
  
 border-box 
 ; 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 32 
 px 
 ; 
  
 outline 
 : 
  
 none 
 ; 
  
 box-shadow 
 : 
  
 0 
  
 2 
 px 
  
 6 
 px 
  
 rgba 
 ( 
 0 
 , 
  
 0 
 , 
  
 0 
 , 
  
 0.3 
 ); 
 } 
 # 
 origin-input 
 , 
 # 
 destination-input 
  
 { 
  
 background-color 
 : 
  
 #fff 
 ; 
  
 font-family 
 : 
  
 Roboto 
 ; 
  
 font-size 
 : 
  
 15 
 px 
 ; 
  
 font-weight 
 : 
  
 300 
 ; 
  
 margin-left 
 : 
  
 12 
 px 
 ; 
  
 padding 
 : 
  
 0 
  
 11 
 px 
  
 0 
  
 13 
 px 
 ; 
  
 text-overflow 
 : 
  
 ellipsis 
 ; 
  
 width 
 : 
  
 200 
 px 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 origin-input 
 : 
 focus 
 , 
 # 
 destination-input 
 : 
 focus 
  
 { 
  
 border-color 
 : 
  
 #4d90fe 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 mode-selector 
  
 { 
  
 color 
 : 
  
 #fff 
 ; 
  
 background-color 
 : 
  
 #4d90fe 
 ; 
  
 margin-left 
 : 
  
 12 
 px 
 ; 
  
 padding 
 : 
  
 5 
 px 
  
 11 
 px 
  
 0 
 px 
  
 11 
 px 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 mode-selector 
  
 label 
  
 { 
  
 font-family 
 : 
  
 Roboto 
 ; 
  
 font-size 
 : 
  
 13 
 px 
 ; 
  
 font-weight 
 : 
  
 300 
 ; 
 } 
  

HTML

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Place Autocomplete and Directions</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div style="display: none">
      <input
        id="origin-input"
        class="controls"
        type="text"
        placeholder="Enter an origin location"
      />

      <input
        id="destination-input"
        class="controls"
        type="text"
        placeholder="Enter a destination location"
      />

      <div id="mode-selector" class="controls">
        <input
          type="radio"
          name="type"
          id="changemode-walking"
          checked="checked"
        />
        <label for="changemode-walking">Walking</label>

        <input type="radio" name="type" id="changemode-transit" />
        <label for="changemode-transit">Transit</label>

        <input type="radio" name="type" id="changemode-driving" />
        <label for="changemode-driving">Driving</label>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div id="map"></div>

    <!-- 
      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=initMap&libraries=places&v=weekly"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>  

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  git 
  
 clone 
  
 - 
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 - 
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 - 
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 - 
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 : 
 //github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git 
 
  
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 - 
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 i 
 
  
  npm 
  
 start 
 

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