Google Places API types functionality..

Answer 1

If the user types Tor in the input field and the output you want is Toronto, ON, Canada then you should use types=(regions), with the brackets.

I don't know if the option was present when the question was asked, but it is available now.

Sample Request:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?input=Tor&key=&types=(regions)