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# Geocode an address with Algolia

This example shows you how to use an autocomplete address smart field to update a PostreSQL geography point (lat, long).

## Requirements

* An admin backend running on forest-express-sequelize
* An algolia account
* [algoliasearch](https://www.npmjs.com/package/algoliasearch) npm package

## How it works

### Directory: /models

This directory contains the `events.js` file where the model is declared.

### Directory: /forest

This directory contains the `events.js` file where the Smart Field `Location setter`is declared.\
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This smart field will be used to update the value of the `address`and `locationGeo` fields.

```javascript theme={null}
const algoliasearch = require('algoliasearch');

const places = algoliasearch.initPlaces(
  process.env.PLACES_APP_ID,
  process.env.PLACES_API_KEY
);

async function getLocationCoordinates(query) {
  try {
    const location = await places.search({ query, type: 'address' });
    console.log('search location coordinates result', location.hits[0]._geoloc);
    return location.hits[0]._geoloc;
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
    return null;
  }
}

async function setEvent(event, query) {
  const coordinates = await getLocationCoordinates(query);
  event.address = query;
  event.locationGeo = `{"type": "Point", "coordinates": [${coordinates.lat}, ${coordinates.lng}]}`;
  console.log('new address', event.address);
  console.log('new location', event.locationGeo);
  return event;
}

collection('events', {
  fields: [
    {
      field: 'Location setter',
      type: 'String',
      // Get the data to be displayed.
      get: (event) => event.address,
      // Update using Algolia.
      set: (event, query) => setEvent(event, query),
    },
  ],
});
```

<Info>
  The field `Location setter` should use the [address edit widget](https://docs.forestadmin.com/user-guide/collections/customize-your-fields/edit-widgets#address) to enable address autocomplete.
</Info>