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Places API (New) client for Node.js

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# [Places API (New): Nodejs Client][homepage]

This library is considered to be in **preview**. This means it is still a
work-in-progress and under active development. Any release is subject to
backwards-incompatible changes at any time.

[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@googlemaps/places.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/@googlemaps/places)

Places API (New) client for Node.js

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A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in
[the CHANGELOG][homepage_changelog].

* [Places API (New) Nodejs Client API Reference](https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/places/latest)
* [Places API (New) Documentation](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/)

Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older
Google APIs Client Libraries, in [Client Libraries Explained][explained].

[explained]: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained

**Table of contents:**

* [Quickstart](#quickstart)
  * [Before you begin](#before-you-begin)
  * [Installing the client library](#installing-the-client-library)

* [Versioning](#versioning)
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [License](#license)

## Quickstart
### Before you begin

1.  [Select or create a Cloud Platform project][projects].
1.  [Enable billing for your project][billing].
1.  [Enable the Places API (New) API][enable_api].
1.  [Set up authentication][auth] so you can access the
    API from your local workstation.
### Installing the client library

```bash
npm install @googlemaps/places
```

## Terms of Service

`@googlemaps/places` uses Google Maps Platform services. Use of Google
Maps Platform services through this library is subject to the
[Google Maps Platform Terms of Service][gmp-tos].

This library is not a Google Maps Platform Core Service.
Therefore, the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service (e.g., Technical
Support Services, Service Level Agreements, and Deprecation Policy)
do not apply to this library.

### European Economic Area (EEA) developers

If your billing address is in the European Economic Area, effective on
8 July 2025, the [Google Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service][gmp-tos-eea]
will apply to your use of the Services. Functionality varies by region.
[Learn more][gmp-tos-eea-faq].

[gmp-tos]: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms
[gmp-tos-eea]: https://cloud.google.com/terms/maps-platform/eea
[gmp-tos-eea-faq]: https://developers.google.com/maps/comms/eea/faq

## Samples

Samples are in the [`samples/`][homepage_samples] directory. Each sample's `README.md` has instructions for running its sample.

| Sample                      | Source Code                       |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| autocomplete places | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples/generated/v1/places.autocomplete_places.js) |
| get photo media | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples/generated/v1/places.get_photo_media.js) |
| get place | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples/generated/v1/places.get_place.js) |
| search nearby | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples/generated/v1/places.search_nearby.js) |
| search text | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples/generated/v1/places.search_text.js) |
| maps | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples/generated/v1/snippet_metadata_google.maps.places.v1.json) |


## Supported Node.js Versions

Our client libraries follow the [Node.js release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule).
Libraries are compatible with all current _active_ and _maintenance_ versions of
Node.js.
If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update
as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.

Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a
best-efforts basis with the following warnings:

* Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
* Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
* Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.

Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
can be installed through npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag).
The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`.
For example, `npm install @googlemaps/places@legacy-8` installs client libraries
for versions compatible with Node.js 8.

## Versioning

This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).

More Information: [Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages][launch_stages]

[launch_stages]: https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages

## Contributing

Contributions welcome! See the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/CONTRIBUTING.md).

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## License

Apache Version 2.0

See [LICENSE](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/LICENSE)

[shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png
[projects]: https://console.cloud.google.com/project
[billing]: https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6293499#enable-billing
[enable_api]: https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=places.googleapis.com
[auth]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/external/set-up-adc-local
[homepage_samples]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/samples
[homepage_changelog]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places/CHANGELOG.md
[homepage]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-maps-places