Search via Geocoder gem with an existing google placeId for a location

Question

I'm trying to search for a location, using an existing google PlaceId.

It is referenced in the documentation to pass the param: google_place_id: true

require 'geocoder'

Geocoder.search("ChIJLU7jZClu5kcR4PcOOO6p3I0", params: {google_place_id: true})

However only empty arrays are getting returned from the search.

Can you provide a MCVE? https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve – vektor Jan 17 '18 at 11:01 — vektor, Jan 17 '18 at 11:01
I'm also running into this issue. – s_dolan Oct 18 '18 at 20:54 — s_dolan, Oct 18 '18 at 20:54

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 15 '19 at 01:07

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Geocoder uses a lot of apis. Google is NOT it's default. Also, you'll need an API key. Setting API_KEY:

Geocoder.configure api_key: your API_KEY

Now you can search

Geocoder.search(some_places_id, lookup: :google_places_details)

answered Oct 15 '19 at 01:07

Carlos Troncoso

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '19 at 13:49

1

Try dropping the params keyword:

Geocoder.search("ChIJLU7jZClu5kcR4PcOOO6p3I0", { google_place_id: true })

answered Jan 30 '19 at 13:49

Joe Masilotti

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