Use fields specifier for maps.googleapis? - json

Question

I'm trying to get a subset of the json return from a maps.googleapis call. Specifically the location which is in the body of the current return below:
"location" : {
"lat" : 44.0581728,
"lng" : -121.3153096
}
If I make a get request to: http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=bend&sensor=false
This is the result:
{
"results" : [
{
"address_components" : [
{
"long_name" : "Bend",
"short_name" : "Bend",
"types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Deschutes County",
"short_name" : "Deschutes County",
"types" : [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Oregon",
"short_name" : "OR",
"types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "United States",
"short_name" : "US",
"types" : [ "country", "political" ]
}
],
"formatted_address" : "Bend, OR, USA",
"geometry" : {
"bounds" : {
"northeast" : {
"lat" : 44.1231839,
"lng" : -121.248579
},
"southwest" : {
"lat" : 43.999089,
"lng" : -121.3807099
}
},
"location" : {
"lat" : 44.0581728,
"lng" : -121.3153096
},
"location_type" : "APPROXIMATE",
"viewport" : {
"northeast" : {
"lat" : 44.1231839,
"lng" : -121.248579
},
"southwest" : {
"lat" : 43.999089,
"lng" : -121.3807099
}
}
},
"place_id" : "ChIJUdLTpf_AuFQRtNEgx6zniBA",
"types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
}
],
"status" : "OK"
}
I tried adding &fields=location to the get request but it returns the same info. I don't see a clear method of doing this on https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#GeocodingRequests
Any help appreciated!
Thanks!

Answer 1

The location you need is present in the geometry. The JSON object has location property under geometry field.