Google Places gives your customers instant address autofill for faster checkout completion. The less you ask of a customer to do, the more inclined they will be to complete the purchase which leads to increased conversions.
Once the customer starts filling the address field on the checkout page, the integration will auto-complete it or provide address suggestions for a faster process.
ATTENTION: the feature is not available in checkout's preview mode.
How can I set up the integration?
Case 1: I have a Google Cloud account.
If you already have a Google Cloud account, you can scroll down to STEP 2 of this article to find out how to connect Google Places with Checkify.
Case 2: I don’t have a Google Cloud account.
First, you need to create your Google Cloud account. Then, sign up for your Google Places, add your Billing information to Google, enable Google Maps and Google Places APIs.
STEP 1: Sign up for Google Places:
Log in / Sign up to your Google Account.
Get started with Google Places in the Google Maps Platform.
It's very important - Add your Billing information to Google.
The process of connecting the APIs with Checkify is described below:
STEP 2: Create a project, then add Maps JavaScript API and Places API from the Library:
Log in to the Google Cloud Console and create your project or select an already existing one.
From the list of APIs on the Dashboard, look for Maps JavaScript API and Places API. If you already see both, you can proceed to STEP 3.
If the APIs are not listed, enable them by going to the Library tab:
search for Maps JavaScript API > click Enable
search for Places API > click Enable
STEP 3: Configure your Google API key:
From the Dashboard menu go to Credentials. Then select All Google Maps Platform APIs on the top of the page.
Click on Create Credentials > select API key.
Copy your API key and click Close.
STEP 4: Connect Google Places to Checkify:
Go to Integrations.
Find Google Places.
Add your API key into the appropriate field.
Don’t forget to click Save changes button in the bottom right corner.
Congrats, it's done!
❓ FAQ ❓
🙋 What is the localization method used for Google Places?
Checkify has set up the Google Places integration to only search for addresses in the selected country at checkout to make the results more accurate and relevant. To make things easier, we already have IP localization (detection) that automatically selects the country your customer is shopping from, so the Google Places integration will automatically give them the accurate address.
Verifying your Google Maps API Key
Add your Billing information to Google
Enable Maps JavaScript API
Enable Places API
If your Google Maps key is missing one of these services, and you have no billing information added to Google services, you may notice an error on your checkout page. This can be a grey box showing Oops! Something went wrong, or a popup near the search bar like the following:
