You're not using the JavaScript Maps API V3 geocoding service. You're calling an undocumented backend API directly - it's no surprise that it stopped working.
Throw out your $.ajax call and use the documented methods as described on the page you referenced and it will work fine. https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/geocoding -Mike On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:24 PM, for gmaps <[email protected]> wrote: > We're trying to get information of a user based on the lat longitude. > > Our code has been working fine until a couple weeks ago when we > started getting this error. > > Here is our code: > > var reverse_geo_url = "http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q="; + lat + "," > + lng + "&key=[key]&sensor=false" > console.log("Calling " + reverse_geo_url); > new $.ajax(reverse_geo_url, { > dataType: "jsonp", > timeout: 5000, > success: function (data) { > // yay > } > }); > Problem is that we all of a sudden are getting > > Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token : > Here is an example response from Google's servers (when I go directly > to the url) > > { > "name": "33.0024912,-88.4218782", > "Status": { > "code": 200, > "request": "geocode" > }, > "Placemark": [ { > "id": "p1", > "address": "Paulette Rd, Macon, MS 39341, USA", > "AddressDetails": { > "Accuracy" : 6, > "Country" : { > "AdministrativeArea" : { > "AdministrativeAreaName" : "MS", > "Locality" : { > "LocalityName" : "Macon", > "PostalCode" : { > "PostalCodeNumber" : "39341" > }, > "Thoroughfare" : { > "ThoroughfareName" : "Paulette Rd" > } > } > }, > "CountryName" : "USA", > "CountryNameCode" : "US" > } > }, > "ExtendedData": { > "LatLonBox": { > "north": 32.9994289, > "south": 32.9891822, > "east": -88.4094885, > "west": -88.4393238 > } > }, > "Point": { > "coordinates": [ -88.4238788, 32.9952338, 0 ] > } > } ] > } > > https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/geocoding#GeocodingResponses > > Accessing the Geocoding service is asynchronous, since the Google Maps > API needs to make a call to an external server. For that reason, you > need to pass a callback method to execute upon completion of the > request. This callback method processes the result(s). Note that the > geocoder may return more than one result. > > According to the documentation callback is supposed to be supported. > JQuery adds that callback header so I don't get why Google isn't > honoring it. > > *Edit: For reference, the url that my app tries to call is > http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=33.8024912,-84.4218782&key=[my key > > here]&sensor=false&callback=jQuery16409036452900618315_1335293866369&_=1335293866469 > Is this something on Google's side? Or is something on our side? > Again, this code used to work perfectly. > > Other posts that I've seen on StackOverFlow, people are saying that > when this error shows up in means that the server doesn't support > JSONP... What's confusing to me is that this used to work... Did > google change their API? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API V2" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
