How to Add and Set up the Autocompleted Address Widget on Your Form

Jotform’s Autocompleted Address widget is ideal for forms that require accurate and efficient address entry. Powered by Google Maps, it helps users quickly find and fill in their location details by offering real-time suggestions as they type. This not only improves user experience but also ensures cleaner, more consistent data — perfect for order forms, event registrations, delivery services, or any form that depends on precise geographic information. By reducing typing effort and minimizing errors, the widget streamlines the submission process and enhances overall form accuracy.

Here are a few ways to use it:

• Let users quickly enter their address with real-time suggestions.
• Reduce typing effort by auto-filling address details.
• Improve accuracy by selecting from verified location results.
• Speed up checkout or registration forms with faster address entry.
• Standardize address data for shipping, billing, or service requests.

Whether you’re creating a new form or updating an existing one, adding and setting up the Autocompleted Address widget only takes a second—get it started like this:

1. In Form Builder, click on Add Element on the left side of the page.

2. Now, in the Form Elements menu, under the Widgets tab, search for Autocompleted Address and click on it. Or just drag and drop it to where you want it on your form.

3. Next, in the Autocompleted Address Widget Settings menu that opens on the right side of the page, under the General tab, choose which fields you want to be autocompleted from the Address Fields options.

4. Then, scroll down to the middle and continue to set up these options:
   • Street Name Label — Enter the label for the Street Name.
   • House Number Label — Specify how the House Number should be labeled.
   • City Label — Define the label text for the City field.
   • State Label — Indicate the label to use for the State or Province.

5. Next, scroll down to the bottom and set up these final options:
   • Postal Code Label — Provide the label for the Postal or ZIP Code field.
   • Country Label — Assign a label for the Country field.
   • Google Maps API Key — Provide your API Key to enable the autocomplete functionality.
6. Once everything’s set, click on Update.

That’s it! You’ve now successfully added and set up the Autocompleted Address widget to your form. Here’s what the widget would look like in your form: