To incorporate the Region Area Lookup API into your React or JavaScript application, you can follow these guidelines:
Requirements:
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Account: Make sure you have a GCP account and have activated the necessary APIs in the Google Cloud Console (specifically, the Maps JavaScript API and experimental feature if available).
API Key: Receive an API key from the GCP Console and ensure billing is enabled to utilize the Maps JavaScript API.
Implementation:
Add the Google Maps JavaScript API script to your HTML page:
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=geometry"></script>
Initialize the map and set up the Region Lookup:
// Remember to replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key
const YOUR_API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
function initMap() {
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 }, // Set the map center
zoom: 8, // Define the initial zoom level
});
// Specify the region lookup request
const regionLookup = new google.maps.RegionLookup({
key: YOUR_API_KEY, // Set your API key
region: 'US', // Designate the region (e.g., 'US' for United States)
callback: (data) => {
console.log(data); // Handle the received region data
},
});
// Execute the region lookup
regionLookup.lookup(map.getCenter());
}
HTML container for the map:
<div id="map" style="height: 400px; width: 100%;"></div>
Invoke the initMap() function:
<script async defer src="YOUR_JS_FILE.js" onload="initMap()"></script>
Make sure that the API key being used has the required permissions and is enabled for the experimental feature if it's still accessible.
Replace 'YOUR_API_KEY' with your valid API key in the code.
Ensure that your HTML container () aligns with where you intend to showcase the map on your webpage.