algolia/places
:globe_with_meridians: Turn any <input> into an address autocomplete observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3816
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1308
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5297 stars · 220 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Algolia Places is a JavaScript library that turns any HTML input element into an address autocomplete field, powered by Algolia's distributed search infrastructure. The underlying hosted service was sunset on May 31, 2022, so the library no longer works against a live API.
Use cases
- add address autocomplete to a form input
- geocode user-typed addresses in the browser
- build a city or country search dropdown
- help users enter shipping addresses quickly
- search for places by name as the user types
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy codebase that already integrates places.js
- you need a reference implementation for building your own address autocomplete
When to avoid
- starting a new project, since the backing service was shut down in May 2022
- you need a working geocoding API today - use an alternative like Mapbox, Google Places, or Photon
- production systems requiring reliable address search
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
search-engine ui-components geospatial web-development frontend browser address-autocomplete geocoding algolia deprecated form-input maps search javascript nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/algolia/places · fetched 2026-08-28 · 277423f3c324
- homepage: https://community.algolia.com/places/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6073fd76b27d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| algolia/places | main | 10 |
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