Geocode API - Multiple country component filter returns diffrent results at same scenario [229824399]

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ad...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Apr 20, 2022 01:49PM

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ad...@gmail.com <ad...@gmail.com> #2Apr 20, 2022 02:25PM

Had an functionality of validating Zipcode ,also by restricting the countries to fetch faster results

Example:

https://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?components=postal_code:72712|country:US|country:PR&key=XXXXX

Issue:

Zipcode 00617 belongs to country PR ,it returns the Zero Results with Multiple country component filtering

https://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?components=postal_code:00617|country:US|country:PR&key=XXXXX

But 00956,00714,00601 zipcode belongs to same country PR , it returns the expected response

I see a conflict of two different operations of same scenario .Either Both operations should work else wont

From Documentation (

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#ComponentFiltering)
If the request contains multiple country component filters, the API evaluates them as an AND, not an OR'

But here with Same scenario , one request returns a ZERO Result(00617) and with other request(00956,00714,00601) it returns response

Is Really Multiple country component filter is available in Geocode API ?
what is actual behaviour of Geocode on component filtering ?
If any improvement need to above request to get accurate Multiple country component filter result do let us know too

ee...@google.com <ee...@google.com> Apr 21, 2022 01:48AM

Assigned to ee...@google.com.

ee...@google.com <ee...@google.com> #3Apr 21, 2022 02:48AM

Status: Won't Fix (Intended Behavior)

Thank you for posting!

Upon checking your given Geocoding API web request, please do avoid repeating the country component filter as per our Geocoding API Component filtering documentation:

Do not repeat these component filters in requests, or the API will return Invalid_request: country, postal_code, route

If the request contains repeated component filters, the API evaluates those filters as an AND, not an OR.

This Geocoding API web request has component filter country:US, but the postal code 00617 is not existing in the US, that’s why it’s returning ZERO_RESULTS.

https://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?components=postal_code:00617|country:US|country:PR&key=XXXXX

That said, you can use the country:PR only if you want to see the results from Puerto Rico.

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?components=postal_code:00617|country:US&key=YOUR_API_KEY

ad...@gmail.com <ad...@gmail.com> #4Apr 21, 2022 06:43AM

-> This Geocoding API web request has component filter country:US, but the postal code 00617 is not existing in the US, that’s why it’s returning ZERO_RESULTS.
In same case 00956,00714,00601 zipcode belongs to country PR , not US
But it fetches the result and resturn the valid response.even with (postal_code:00956|country:US|country:PR)

This where we see a contradiction between different operations with same scenario.(i.e 00617 it not works but for 00956,00714,00601 it fetch the result)even with repeating the country component filter

mi...@google.com <mi...@google.com> #5Apr 21, 2022 03:24PM

Status: Duplicate of

118634810

Thanks for the post!

As mentioned in https://issuetracker.google.com/118634810#comment10, geocoding requests with multiple country component filters are invalid. There are no plans to implement the feature request in https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/123377220, which means such request will remain invalid for the foreseeable future.

You can use Places Autocomplete that allows to restrict requests to multiple countries. For more information, please check the documentation here:

That said, we will mark this issue as a duplicate of https://issuetracker.google.com/118634810.

Issue 229824399