Page Summary
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This page explains how to retrieve a human-readable address for a given place ID using the Google Maps Geocoding API.
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You need to provide a
place_idand your APIkeyas required parameters in the request. -
Optional parameters for refining the request are available and shared with reverse geocoding.
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A successful response includes detailed address components, formatted address, location coordinates, and more.
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Refer to the provided links for details on place IDs, API keys, optional parameters, and response fields.
This page shows you requests and responses to retrieve an address for a place ID.
Required parameters
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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 the Roads API to get the address for a snapped point. For more information about place IDs, see the place ID overview .. -
key— Your application's API key. This key identifies your application for purposes of quota management. Learn how to get a key .
The optional parameters are the same as those for reverse geocoding .
The following query contains the place ID of a place in Brooklyn:
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?place_id=ChIJd8BlQ2BZwokRAFUEcm_qrcA
&key= YOUR_API_KEY
The above query returns the following result:
{
"results"
:
[
{
"address_components"
:
[
{
"long_name"
:
"277"
,
"short_name"
:
"277"
,
"types"
:
[
"street_number"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"Bedford Avenue"
,
"short_name"
:
"Bedford Ave"
,
"types"
:
[
"route"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"Williamsburg"
,
"short_name"
:
"Williamsburg"
,
"types"
:
[
"neighborhood"
,
"political"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"Brooklyn"
,
"short_name"
:
"Brooklyn"
,
"types"
:
[
"political"
,
"sublocality"
,
"sublocality_level_1"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"Kings County"
,
"short_name"
:
"Kings County"
,
"types"
:
[
"administrative_area_level_2"
,
"political"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"New York"
,
"short_name"
:
"NY"
,
"types"
:
[
"administrative_area_level_1"
,
"political"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"United States"
,
"short_name"
:
"US"
,
"types"
:
[
"country"
,
"political"
]
},
{
"long_name"
:
"11211"
,
"short_name"
:
"11211"
,
"types"
:
[
"postal_code"
]
}
],
"formatted_address"
:
"277 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA"
,
"geometry"
:
{
"location"
:
{
"lat"
:
40.7142205
,
"lng"
:
-
73.9612903
},
"location_type"
:
"ROOFTOP"
,
"viewport"
:
{
"northeast"
:
{
"lat"
:
40.71556948029149
,
"lng"
:
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73.95994131970849
},
"southwest"
:
{
"lat"
:
40.7128715197085
,
"lng"
:
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73.9626392802915
}
}
},
"place_id"
:
"ChIJd8BlQ2BZwokRAFUEcm_qrcA"
,
"types"
:
[
"street_address"
]
}
],
"status"
:
"OK"
}
For a description of the fields in the response, see Geocoding responses .
