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Google Maps Geolocation API for Node.js (unofficial)
You need a Google API key with access to the Google Maps Geolocation API.
const geo = require( 'google-geolocation' );
function out( obj ) {
console.dir( obj, {
depth: null,
colors: true,
} );
}
// Get data
geo( {
key: 'abc123',
wifiAccessPoints: [{
macAddress: '01:23:45:67:89:AB',
signalStrength: -65,
signalToNoiseRatio: 40,
}],
} )
.then( out )
.catch( out )
;
npm i google-geolocation
| param | type | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| key | string | Google API key | |
| [timeout] | number | 5000 | Request timeout in ms |
| ... | mixed | API parameters |
const geo = require( 'google-geolocation' );
geo( {
key: 'abc123',
timeout: 2000,
} );
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Google Maps Geolocation API for Node.js (unofficial)
The npm package google-geolocation receives a total of 16 weekly downloads. As such, google-geolocation popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that google-geolocation demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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