Method: geocode.places.geocodePlace
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This method performs a geocode lookup using a place ID.
HTTP request
GET https://geocode.googleapis.com/v4beta/geocode/{place=places/*}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
place |
string
Required. Place identifier to geocode in the format of places/{place}.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
languageCode |
string
Optional. Language in which the results should be returned.
|
regionCode |
string
Optional. Region code. The region code, specified as a ccTLD ("top-level domain") two-character value. The parameter affects results based on applicable law.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of GeocodeResult.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode.place
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Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: geocode.places.geocodePlace\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n\nThis method performs a geocode lookup using a place ID.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://geocode.googleapis.com/v4beta/geocode/{place=places/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `place` | `string` Required. Place identifier to geocode in the format of places/{place}. |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `languageCode` | `string` Optional. Language in which the results should be returned. |\n| `regionCode` | `string` Optional. Region code. The region code, specified as a ccTLD (\"top-level domain\") two-character value. The parameter affects results based on applicable law. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [GeocodeResult](/maps/documentation/geocoding/reference/rest/v4beta/GeocodeResult).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode.place`"]]
