Using google places API in node.js server enviroment

Hi everybody, this is my first node.js application where I will be using javascript in the server, previously I used google places API javascripe in the client, like this:

async codeAddressFromList(address)
    {
        const self = this;
        this.address = address;
    
        return self.geocoderService.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status)
        {
            if (status == 'OK')
            {
                self.map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
                self.calculateNewSquareVertex(results[0].geometry.location);
                self.drawRects();
            } 
            else
            {
                alert('Geocode was not successful for the following reason: ' + status);
            }
        });
    },

I was wondering what's the best way to use google places API in node.js.

Since node is javascript in the server will I be able to use the javascript API in the server? I have seen some people using axios to make requests and using query strings, I have also found about this library:

https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-js

But I'm not sure about suing a lib, what is the more vanilla, battle tested way to do this?

Can you guys post some of your node.js google places API examples?