> [!NOTE] > This product is in [Legacy status](https://developers.google.com/maps/legacy.md.txt). As of October 2026, Places API (Legacy) can no longer be enabled for new Google Cloud projects. Existing projects remain fully supported. For updated functionality, see: > > - [Place > Autocomplete Data Predictions](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/place-autocomplete-data-simple) for programmatic autocomplete suggestions. > - [Place > Text Search](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/place-text-search) to search for places by query (such as "pizza near Syd"). > - [Migration > guide](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/legacy/places-migration-autocomplete) for migrating from `AutocompleteService`. This example executes a query prediction request for the phrase "pizza near Syd" and displays the results as an HTML list. Read the [documentation](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-autocomplete#place_autocomplete_service). ### TypeScript ```typescript // This example retrieves autocomplete predictions programmatically from the // autocomplete service, and displays them as an HTML list. // This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places // parameter when you first load the API. For example: //

Query suggestions for 'pizza near Syd':

``` ### Clone Sample Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these [instructions](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. ```javascript git clone -b sample-places-queryprediction https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git cd js-samples npm i npm start ``` Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with `sample-SAMPLE_NAME`. ```javascript git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME npm i npm start ```