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1const https = require('https');
2
3/* to get an API key you will need to create and link a free Google Cloud project
4  https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key
5  You want to create an API key for the Google Maps --> Places API
6
7  To get the lat/long, open Google Maps, then click or double click on a place and you will see the lat/long
8  in the format needed. Just remove the space after the comma
9
10  API Documentation: https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/search#PlaceSearchRequests
11 */
12
13const apiKey = 'your_api_key_here';
14const locationLatLong = '33.765314,-84.142345'; // some place in Georgia. Must be lat/long
15const radiusInMeters = '304.8';  // 1,000 ft;
16const type = 'school';  // see https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/supported_types for a list of types
17
18const url = `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?location=${locationLatLong}&radius=${radiusInMeters}&type=${type}&key=${apiKey}`;
19
20https.get(url, (res) => {
21  res.setEncoding("utf8");
22  let text = '';
23  let payload;
24  res.on("data", data => {text += data});
25  res.on('end', () => {payload = JSON.parse(text); console.log(payload)});
26});