React-google-maps: lack of docs for places api

[jamesjsewell]

forgive me for not knowing where to ask this. I don't know how to use stack overflow.
I am able to get a place id returned when a user clicks on something in the map. With this id I would like to get the place details. From what I can gather I am getting pretty close with the code below. Despite trying different variations of the code, I keep getting: places_impl.js:38 Uncaught TypeError: this.b.getElementsByTagName is not a function

var request = {
                placeId: "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4"
            }

            google.maps.places.PlacesService(this._map).getDetails(request, callback)

            function callback(place, status) {
                if (status == google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {
                    console.log(place)
                }
            }

[tomchentw]

It seems this question is related directly to Google Maps JavaScript API. Please ask on StackOverflow instead like this:
https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=Google+Maps+JavaScript+API

Thanks!

[jamesjsewell]

I figured it out on my own, could be useful for someone else who wants to get a place by it's id.

        if (this._map) {
            var service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(
                this._map.context.__SECRET_MAP_DO_NOT_USE_OR_YOU_WILL_BE_FIRED
            );

            service.getDetails(
                {
                    placeId: "ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4"
                },
                function(place, status) {
                    if (status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {
                        console.log(place);
                    }
                }
            );
        }