Description

Application where i consume Google Places Search API to display list of places baed on Search criteria

What I learned

• Use Google API Search POST endpoint to consume api to display list of real locations by name
• Using Post Request to take in a Body and makes a call to api
• How to setup google Places API in Android Studio

Set Up Google Places API in Android Studio

Add dependency to build.gradle(Module)

implementation("com.google.android.libraries.places:places:3.5.0")

Initialize Places SDK in your Application Class

@HiltAndroidApp
class Application: Application() {

    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()

        val apiKey = BuildConfig.PLACES_API_KEY

        if (apiKey.isEmpty() || apiKey == "DEFAULT_API_KEY") {
            Log.e("Places", "No API key found")
            return
        }

        // Initialize Places SDK
        Places.initializeWithNewPlacesApiEnabled(applicationContext, apiKey)
    }
}

Set Base URL and endpoint for Places Search API

object ApiDetails {
    // APIs -> Post https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchText
    // Takes a Body
    // Also takes headers, X-Goog-Api-Key, X-Goog-FieldMask

    // Add base url and endpoint
    const val BASE_URL = "https://places.googleapis.com/"
    const val ENDPOINT_PLACES_TXT_SEARCH = "v1/places:searchText"
}

Pass in required body in order to properly hit this api endpoint

interface PlacesTXTSearchApi {

    @POST(ApiDetails.ENDPOINT_PLACES_TXT_SEARCH)
    suspend fun getPlacesBasedOnText(
        @Body request: PlacesTextSearchRequestModel
    ): PlacesSearchTextModel
}

Video

Google.Places.Search.API.mov