Google Address Autocomplete API Example

 Google address autocomplete api example allows individuals to search for things quicker by typing a few letters. It also helps in validating addresses in forms and avoiding common mistakes associated with addresses.

Adding an autocomplete feature to your Gravity Forms can help your users with entering their address in the field. It will suggest well-formatted addresses that include separate address components like house number, street, postcode (or zipcode), city, state and country. It is a great way to improve user experience and decrease the time it takes to fill out the form.

Many autocomplete tools make the assumption that the entered address is correct and makes no attempt to correct mistakes or verify addresses. They often don’t support the standardized formats of PO Boxes, for instance. It’s easy to test this by changing the first number in a house or building number and seeing whether the provider suggests it as a “real” shipping address.

Other important features to look out for in an API provider are:

The ability to set a bounds or a map viewport to bias the predictions. This is useful to ensure that only relevant results are returned for the user. A unique session token for each query and place selection. The use of session tokens allows you to group together multiple searches and selections into a discrete billing session, which is important if you plan to charge your users for the API calls. It’s important to note that the sessions do not have to be consecutive and can be used within the same browser session.