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Geocoding is the process of converting addresses into geographic coordinates (like latitude 37.423021 and longitude -122.083739), which you can use to place markers or position the map.

The address that you want to geocode

whether or not the geocoding request comes from a device with a location sensor

The bounding box of the viewport within which to bias geocode results more prominently

The region code, specified as a ccTLD ("top-level domain") two-character value

The language in which to return results

An entry for each component of the provided address

Long address format

Type of result

Resulting coordinates

The resulting longitude

The resulting latitude

result status

{"results":[{"address_components":[{"long_name":"Amphitheatre Pkw","types":["Route"],"short_name":"Amphitheatre Pkwy"}],"formatted_address":"1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, US","types":["street_address"],"geometry":{"viewport":{"southwest":{"lng":123,"lat":123},"northeast":{"lng":123,"lat":123}},"location_type":"sample value","location":{"lng":37.4219720,"lat":-122.0841430}}}],"status":"OK"}