diff --git a/src/api/google.ts b/src/api/google.ts
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+export const GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY = 'AIzaSyDUnWIrt-H4RuP2YFLpVPz4oAjBhpOOoyI';
+
+export async function searchForPlaces(query: string) {
+	const url = new URL(
+		'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/findplacefromtext/json'
+	);
+	url.searchParams.set('key', GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY);
+	url.searchParams.set('input', query);
+	url.searchParams.set('inputtype', 'textquery');
+
+	let res = await fetch(url.toString());
+	let json = await res.json();
+
+	return json;
+}