Autocomplete
The Google Maps Autocomplete API provides automatic query predictions as users type. Helps users find places, addresses, and points of interest quickly. Accepts both "q" and "query" parameters for consistency with other autocomplete endpoints.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery
https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery
x-api-key
q
= bakery
{
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "google_maps_autocomplete",
"q": "bakery",
"hl": "en",
"gl": null,
"google_domain": null
},
"suggestions": [
{
"type": "place",
"place_id": "ChIJo5WzdY-4QIYRSL3AEsOhcYc",
"google_id": "0x8640b88f75b395a3:0x8771a1c312c0bd48",
"main_text": "Bakery near me",
...
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
4 optional filters available.
string
Required
The partial search term to get autocomplete suggestions for. Accepts both "q" (consistent with Google Hotels) and "query".
bakery
string
Optional
Language code for results. Default: en. Examples: en, de, fr, es. Format: ISO 639-1 two-letter language code.
en
string
Optional
Country/region code for geo-filtering results. Examples: us, de, uk, jp. Format: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
us
string
Optional
Latitude and longitude to bias results toward a specific location. Format: "latitude,longitude" (e.g., 40.7128,-74.0060 for New York City).
example
string
Optional
Google domain to use for the search. Examples: google.com, google.de, google.com.br, google.co.uk.
example
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/autocomplete?q=bakery")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
search_parameters
suggestions
response_time_ms
Common suggestions fields
type
place_id
google_id
main_text
{
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "google_maps_autocomplete",
"q": "bakery",
"hl": "en",
"gl": null,
"google_domain": null
},
"suggestions": [
{
"type": "place",
"place_id": "ChIJo5WzdY-4QIYRSL3AEsOhcYc",
"google_id": "0x8640b88f75b395a3:0x8771a1c312c0bd48",
"main_text": "Bakery near me",
"subtext": "Houston, TX",
"main_text_highlights": [
{
"offset": 0,
"length": 6
}
],
"latitude": 29.7604,
"longitude": -95.3698,
"country": "US"
}
],
"response_time_ms": 587
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
The q/query, locale, domain, or ll parameters failed validation before the Google Maps autocomplete request ran.
{
"errors": {
"query": [
"The query field is required when q is not present."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}
Autocomplete Temporarily Unavailable
No provider/proxy path was available to complete the Google Maps autocomplete request.
{
"error": "Service temporarily unavailable. Please retry.",
"suggestions": [],
"response_time_ms": 1500,
"search_parameters": {
"q": "bakery",
"gl": "us",
"hl": "en",
"engine": "google_maps_autocomplete",
"google_domain": "google.com"
}
}
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