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Chris Manker
Chris Manker

Reputation: 21

Google Geocode API - Postal Code not returned

I have a site that validates zip codes. If a user types in a zip code I store the formatted address, lat, long, etc. If they go back in to edit the form the next day, I set the field to the formatted address and revalidate. The problem is not all formatted addresses return the zip the second time - even though I'm passing it in to the query.

-- RETURNS FORMATTED ADDRESS: Woodland, CA 95776, USA https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=95776&key=

-- DOESN'T RETURN A POSTAL CODE - GIVES APPROXIMATE EVEN THOUGH I'M PASSING IT IN https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Woodland, CA 95776, USA&key=

-- RETURNS POSTAL CODE AS EXPECTED, EVEN THOUGH LENEXA, HAS MULTIPLE POSTAL CODES /maps/api/geocode/json?address=Lenexa, KS 66227, USA&key=

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2433

Answers (1)

xomena
xomena

Reputation: 32100

I would suggest storing the place ID instead of the address string. This is recommended by Google:

https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/place-id#save-id

So the first time you execute

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=95776&key=YOUR_API_KEY

and store the resulting place ID ChIJARdFFWLRhIARK6RIUxEbJ30.

The next time you should execute the place ID lookup to get exactly the same result as the original request

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?place_id=ChIJARdFFWLRhIARK6RIUxEbJ30&key=YOUR_API_KEY

Upvotes: 0

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