react-native-google-places-autocomplete

What is react-native-google-places-autocomplete?

The react-native-google-places-autocomplete package is a customizable React Native component that provides a Google Places autocomplete input field. It allows users to search for places and get location details using the Google Places API.

What are react-native-google-places-autocomplete's main functionalities?

Autocomplete Input

This feature provides an input field where users can type in a location name, and it will suggest places using Google Places API. The code sample demonstrates how to set up the autocomplete input and handle the selection of a place.

import React from 'react';
import { GooglePlacesAutocomplete } from 'react-native-google-places-autocomplete';

const GooglePlacesInput = () => {
  return (
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete
      placeholder="Search"
      onPress={(data, details = null) => {
        console.log(data, details);
      }}
      query={{
        key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
        language: 'en',
      }}
    />
  );
};

export default GooglePlacesInput;

Customizable Components

This feature allows customization of the autocomplete component, including styles and behavior. The code sample shows how to customize the input field, such as setting the minimum length for search, autofocus, and styling the input container.

import React from 'react';
import { GooglePlacesAutocomplete } from 'react-native-google-places-autocomplete';

const CustomGooglePlacesInput = () => {
  return (
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete
      placeholder="Search"
      minLength={2}
      autoFocus={false}
      returnKeyType={'search'}
      listViewDisplayed={false}
      fetchDetails={true}
      renderDescription={row => row.description}
      onPress={(data, details = null) => {
        console.log(data, details);
      }}
      query={{
        key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
        language: 'en',
      }}
      styles={{
        textInputContainer: {
          width: '100%',
        },
        description: {
          fontWeight: 'bold',
        },
        predefinedPlacesDescription: {
          color: '#1faadb',
        },
      }}
    />
  );
};

export default CustomGooglePlacesInput;

Other packages similar to react-native-google-places-autocomplete

react-native-maps

react-native-maps provides map components for React Native applications, allowing for the integration of maps and location-based features. While it does not offer autocomplete functionality, it can be used in conjunction with react-native-google-places-autocomplete to display selected locations on a map.

react-native-geolocation-service

react-native-geolocation-service is a package that provides high accuracy geolocation features for React Native apps. It focuses on obtaining the device's current location rather than providing place autocomplete functionality, making it complementary to react-native-google-places-autocomplete.

react-native-google-places

react-native-google-places is another package that provides Google Places API integration for React Native. It offers similar functionalities to react-native-google-places-autocomplete, such as place search and details retrieval, but with a different API and potentially less customization options.

README

react-native-google-places-autocomplete

Customizable Google Places autocomplete component for iOS and Android React-Native apps

Preview

Installation

1. npm install react-native-google-places-autocomplete --save
2. Get your Google Places API keys and enable "Google Places API Web Service" (NOT Android or iOS) in the console.
3. Enable "Google Maps Geocoding API" if you want to use GoogleReverseGeocoding for Current Location

Basic Example

Basic Address Search

import React from 'react';
import { GooglePlacesAutocomplete } from 'react-native-google-places-autocomplete';

const GooglePlacesInput = () => {
  return (
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete
      placeholder='Search'
      onPress={(data, details = null) => {
        // 'details' is provided when fetchDetails = true
        console.log(data, details);
      }}
      query={{
        key: 'YOUR API KEY',
        language: 'en',
      }}
    />
  );
};

export default GooglePlacesInput;

You can also try the basic example in a snack here

More Examples

Get Current Location

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Extra step required!

If you are targeting React Native 0.60.0+ you must install either @react-native-community/geolocation (link) or react-native-geolocation-service(link).

Please make sure you follow the installation instructions there and add navigator.geolocation = require(GEOLOCATION_PACKAGE) somewhere in you application before <GooglePlacesAutocomplete />.

import React from 'react';
import { GooglePlacesAutocomplete } from 'react-native-google-places-autocomplete';

// navigator.geolocation = require('@react-native-community/geolocation');
// navigator.geolocation = require('react-native-geolocation-service');

const GooglePlacesInput = () => {
  return (
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete
      placeholder='Search'
      onPress={(data, details = null) => {
        // 'details' is provided when fetchDetails = true
        console.log(data, details);
      }}
      query={{
        key: 'YOUR API KEY',
        language: 'en',
      }}
      currentLocation={true}
      currentLocationLabel='Current location'
    />
  );
};

export default GooglePlacesInput;

Search with predefined option

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import React from 'react';
import { GooglePlacesAutocomplete } from 'react-native-google-places-autocomplete';

const homePlace = {
  description: 'Home',
  geometry: { location: { lat: 48.8152937, lng: 2.4597668 } },
};
const workPlace = {
  description: 'Work',
  geometry: { location: { lat: 48.8496818, lng: 2.2940881 } },
};

const GooglePlacesInput = () => {
  return (
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete
      placeholder='Search'
      onPress={(data, details = null) => {
        // 'details' is provided when fetchDetails = true
        console.log(data, details);
      }}
      query={{
        key: 'YOUR API KEY',
        language: 'en',
      }}
      predefinedPlaces={[homePlace, workPlace]}
    />
  );
};

export default GooglePlacesInput;

Limit results to one country

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import React from 'react';
import { GooglePlacesAutocomplete } from 'react-native-google-places-autocomplete';

const GooglePlacesInput = () => {
  return (
    <GooglePlacesAutocomplete
      placeholder='Search'
      onPress={(data, details = null) => {
        // 'details' is provided when fetchDetails = true
        console.log(data, details);
      }}
      query={{
        key: 'YOUR API KEY',
        language: 'en',
        components: 'country:us',
      }}
    />
  );
};

export default GooglePlacesInput;

Props

This list is a work in progress. PRs welcome!

Prop Name	type	description	default value	Options
autoFillOnNotFound	boolean	displays the result from autocomplete if the place details api return not found	false	true | false
autoFocus	boolean	autoFocus the Text Input https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#autofocus	no	true | false
currentLocation	boolean	Will add a 'Current location' button at the top of the predefined places list	false	true | false
currentLocationLabel	string	change the display label for the current location button	Current Location	Any string
debounce	number	debounce the requests (in ms)	0
disableScroll	boolean	disable scroll on the results list
editable	boolean	editable from text input https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#editable	true	true | false
enableHighAccuracyLocation	boolean	use GPS or not. If set to true, a GPS position will be requested. If set to false, a WIFI location will be requested. use GPS or not. If set to true, a GPS position will be requested. If set to false, a WIFI location will be requested.	true
enablePoweredByContainer	boolean	show "powered by Google" at the bottom of the search results list	true
fetchDetails	boolean	get more place details about the selected option from the Place Details API	false
filterReverseGeocodingByTypes	array	filter the reverse geocoding results by types - ['locality', 'administrative_area_level_3'] if you want to display only cities
getDefaultValue	function	Provides an initial value that will change when the user starts typing
GooglePlacesDetailsQuery	object	"query" object for the Google Place Details API (when you press on a suggestion)
GooglePlacesSearchQuery	object	"query" object for the Google Places Nearby API (when you use current location to find nearby places)	{ rankby: 'distance', type: 'restaurant' }
GoogleReverseGeocodingQuery	object	"query" object for the Google Geocode API (when you use current location to get the current address)
isRowScrollable	boolean	enable/disable horizontal scrolling of a list result https://reactnative.dev/docs/scrollview#scrollenabled	true
keyboardAppearance	enum	keyboard appearance (iOS) https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#keyboardappearance	'default'	'default' | 'light' | 'dark'
keyboardShouldPersistTaps	string	Determines when the keyboard should stay visible after a tap https://reactnative.dev/docs/scrollview#keyboardshouldpersisttaps	'always'	'never' | 'always' | 'handled'
listEmptyComponent	function	use FlatList's ListEmptyComponent prop when no autocomplete results are found.
listUnderlayColor	string	underlay color of the list result when pressed https://reactnative.dev/docs/touchablehighlight#underlaycolor	'#c8c7cc'
listViewDisplayed	string	override the default behavior of showing the list (results) view	'auto'	'auto' | true | false
minLength	number	minimum length of text to trigger a search	0
nearbyPlacesAPI	string	which API to use for current location	'GooglePlacesSearch'	'none' | 'GooglePlacesSearch' | 'GoogleReverseGeocoding'
numberOfLines	number	number of lines (android - multiline must be set to true) https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#numberoflines	1
onFail	function	returns if an unspecified error comes back from the API
onNotFound	function	returns if the Google Places Details API returns a 'not found' code (when you press a suggestion).
onPress	function	returns when after a suggestion is selected
onSubmitEditing	function	Callback that is called when the text input's submit button is pressed with the argument https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#onsubmitediting
onTimeout	function	callback when a request timeout	()=>console.warn('google places autocomplete: request timeout')
placeholder	string	placeholder text https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#placeholder	'Search'
placeholderTextColor	string	placeholder text color https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#placeholdertextcolor	'#A8A8A8'	https://reactnative.dev/docs/colors
predefinedPlaces	array	Allows you to show pre-defined places (e.g. home, work)
predefinedPlacesAlwaysVisible	boolean	Shows predefined places at the top of the search results	false
preProcess	function	do something to the text of the search input before a search request is sent
query	object	"query" object for the Google Places Autocomplete API (link)	{ key: 'missing api key', language: 'en', types: 'geocode' }
renderDescription	function	determines the data passed to each renderRow (search result)
renderHeaderComponent	function	use the ListHeaderComponent from FlatList when showing autocomplete results
renderLeftButton	function	add a component to the left side of the Text Input
renderRightButton	function	add a component to the right side of the Text Input
renderRow	function	custom component to render each result row (use this to show an icon beside each result)
requestUrl	object	used to set the request url for the library
returnKeyType	string	the return key text https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#returnkeytype	'search'
styles	object	See styles section below
suppressDefaultStyles	boolean	removes all default styling from the library	false	true | false
textInputHide	boolean	Hide the Search input	false	true | false
textInputProps	object	define props for the textInput, or provide a custom input component
timeout	number	how many ms until the request will timeout	20000
underlineColorAndroid	string	Text Input underline color (android) https://reactnative.dev/docs/textinput#underlinecolorandroid	'transparent'

Methods

method name	type	description
getAddressText	() => string	return the value of TextInput
setAddressText	(value: string) => void	set the value of TextInput

Styling

GooglePlacesAutocomplete can be easily customized to meet styles of your app. Pass styles props to GooglePlacesAutocomplete with style object for different elements (keys for style object are listed below)

key	type
container	object (View)
description	object (Text style)
textInputContainer	object (View style)
textInput	object (style)
loader	object (View style)
listView	object (ListView style)
predefinedPlacesDescription	object (Text style)
poweredContainer	object (View style)
powered	object (Image style)
separator	object (View style)
row	object (View style)

Example

<GooglePlacesAutocomplete
  placeholder='Enter Location'
  minLength={2}
  autoFocus={false}
  returnKeyType={'default'}
  fetchDetails={true}
  styles={{
    textInputContainer: {
      backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0)',
      borderTopWidth: 0,
      borderBottomWidth: 0,
    },
    textInput: {
      marginLeft: 0,
      marginRight: 0,
      height: 38,
      color: '#5d5d5d',
      fontSize: 16,
    },
    predefinedPlacesDescription: {
      color: '#1faadb',
    },
  }}
/>

Web Support

Web support can be enabled via the requestUrl prop, by passing in a URL that you can use to proxy your requests. CORS implemented by the Google Places API prevent using this library directly on the web. You can use a proxy server like CORS Anywhere or roll your own. Please be mindful of this limitation when opening an issue.

Note: The library expects the same response that the Google Maps API would return.

Features

• Places autocompletion
• iOS and Android compatibility
• Places details fetching + ActivityIndicatorIOS/ProgressBarAndroid loaders
• Customizable using the styles parameter
• XHR cancellations when typing fast
• Google Places terms compliant
• Predefined places
• typescript types
• Current location

Compatibility

This library does not use the iOS, Android or JS SDKs from Google. This comes with some Pros and Cons.

Pros:

• smaller app size
• better privacy for your users (although Google still tracks server calls)
• no need to keep up with sdk updates

Cons:

• the library is not compatible with a Application key restrictions
• doesn't work directly on the web without a proxy server
• any Google API change can be a breaking change for the library.

Use Inside a <ScrollView/> or <FlatList/>

If you need to include this component inside a ScrolView or FlatList, remember to apply the keyboardShouldPersistTaps attribute to all ancestors ScrollView or FlatList (see this issue comment).

A word about the Google Maps APIs

Google Provides a bunch of web APIs for finding an address or place, and getting it’s details. There are the Google Places Web APIs (Place Search, Place Details, Place Photos, Place Autocomplete, Query Autocomplete) and the Google Geocode API .

The are 5 Google Places APIs:

• Place Autocomplete - automatically fills in the name and/or address of a place as users type.
• Place Details - returns more detailed information about a specific place (using a place_id that you get from Place Search, Place Autocomplete, or Query Autocomplete).
• Place Photos - provides access to the millions of place-related photos stored in Google's Place database (using a reference_id that you get from Place Search, Place Autocomplete, or Query Autocomplete).
• Place Search - returns a list of places based on a user's location or search string.
• Query Autocomplete - provides a query prediction service for text-based geographic searches, returning suggested queries as users type.

The Geocoding API allows you to convert an address into geographic coordinates (lat, long) and to "reverse geocode", which is the process of converting geographic coordinates into a human-readable address.

Which APIs does this library use?

Place Autocomplete API, Place Details API, Place Search API and the Geocoding API.

We use the Place Autocomplete API to get suggestions as you type. When you click on a suggestion, we use the Place Details API to get more information about the place.

We use the Geocoding API and the Place Search API to use your current location to get results.

Because the query parameters are different for each API, there are 4 different "query" props.

1. Autocomplete -> query (options)
2. Place Details -> GooglePlacesDetailsQuery (options)
3. Nearby Search -> GooglePlacesSearchQuery (options)
4. Geocode -> GoogleReverseGeocodingQuery (options)

Number 1 is used while getting autocomplete results.
Number 2 is used when you click on a result.
Number 3 is used when you select 'Current Location' to load nearby results.
Number 4 is used when nearbyPlacesAPI='GoogleReverseGeocoding' is set and you select 'Current Location' to load nearby results.

Changelog

Please see the releases tab for the changelog information.

License

MIT

Authors

• Farid Safi
• Maxim Yaskevich
• Guilherme Pontes