Return string from method using Retrofit 2 for java Android

I'm attempting to query google maps api to get the placeId of a location based on lat/lng. The issue I'm having is the my code moves to the return statement before the API responds and as a result the return string is null instead of the placeId from the api. Can someone help me figure out what I'm missing?
<BR>EDITED<br>
I have changed the getPlaceId method to return null and simply assign the getPlaceId from the response to a public variable. I get the data from the API but it looks as if the json isn't being parsed, as a result the variable is still null.

getPlaceId method using retrofit<BR>
EDITED

String lat = "39.748378", lng = "-91.857558", placeId;

 Map<String, String> query = new HashMap<>();
    query.put("latlng", lat+","+lng);
    query.put("key","API_KEY");

public void getPlaceId(final Map<String, String> query) {
    String BASE_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/";
    Retrofit retrofit;

    HttpLoggingInterceptor logging = new HttpLoggingInterceptor();
    logging.setLevel(HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level.BODY);

    OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
            .addInterceptor(logging)
            .build();

    retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
            .baseUrl(BASE_URL)
            .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
            .client(client)
            .build();
    PlacesInterface service = retrofit.create(PlacesInterface.class);
    Call<PlacesFoo> call = service.loadPlace(query);
    call.enqueue(new Callback<PlacesFoo>() {
      @Override
      public void onResponse(Call<PlacesFoo> call, Response<PlacesFoo> response) {
        if(response.isSuccessful()) {
          Log.e("getPlaceId", " Valid Response: " + response.body());
          placeId = response.body().getResults().get(0).getPlaceId();
        } else {
          System.out.println(response.errorBody());
        }
      }

      @Override
      public void onFailure(Call<PlacesFoo> call, Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
        Log.e("getPlaceId", " Error Response: " + t);
      }
    });
    //return placeId;
  }

Interface for API

public interface PlacesInterface {
   
    // https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&key=API_KEY
    @GET("api/geocode/json")
    Call<PlacesFoo> loadPlace(@QueryMap Map<String, String> options);

}

POJO for API reply

public class PlacesFoo {
@SerializedName("plus_code")
@Expose
private PlusCode plusCode;
@SerializedName("results")
@Expose
private List<Result> results = null;
@SerializedName("status")
@Expose
private String status;
public PlusCode getPlusCode() {
return plusCode;
}
public void setPlusCode(PlusCode plusCode) {
this.plusCode = plusCode;
}
public List<Result> getResults() {
return results;
}
public void setResults(List<Result> results) {
this.results = results;
}
public String getStatus() {
return status;
}
public void setStatus(String status) {
this.status = status;
}
public class AddressComponent {
@SerializedName("long_name")
@Expose
private String longName;
@SerializedName("short_name")
@Expose
private String shortName;
@SerializedName("types")
@Expose
private List<String> types = null;
public String getLongName() {
return longName;
}
public void setLongName(String longName) {
this.longName = longName;
}
public String getShortName() {
return shortName;
}
public void setShortName(String shortName) {
this.shortName = shortName;
}
public List<String> getTypes() {
return types;
}
public void setTypes(List<String> types) {
this.types = types;
}
}
public class Bounds {
@SerializedName("northeast")
@Expose
private Northeast_ northeast;
@SerializedName("southwest")
@Expose
private Southwest_ southwest;
public Northeast_ getNortheast() {
return northeast;
}
public void setNortheast(Northeast_ northeast) {
this.northeast = northeast;
}
public Southwest_ getSouthwest() {
return southwest;
}
public void setSouthwest(Southwest_ southwest) {
this.southwest = southwest;
}
}
public class Geometry {
@SerializedName("location")
@Expose
private Location location;
@SerializedName("location_type")
@Expose
private String locationType;
@SerializedName("viewport")
@Expose
private Viewport viewport;
@SerializedName("bounds")
@Expose
private Bounds bounds;
public Location getLocation() {
return location;
}
public void setLocation(Location location) {
this.location = location;
}
public String getLocationType() {
return locationType;
}
public void setLocationType(String locationType) {
this.locationType = locationType;
}
public Viewport getViewport() {
return viewport;
}
public void setViewport(Viewport viewport) {
this.viewport = viewport;
}
public Bounds getBounds() {
return bounds;
}
public void setBounds(Bounds bounds) {
this.bounds = bounds;
}
}
public class Location {
@SerializedName("lat")
@Expose
private Double lat;
@SerializedName("lng")
@Expose
private Double lng;
public Double getLat() {
return lat;
}
public void setLat(Double lat) {
this.lat = lat;
}
public Double getLng() {
return lng;
}
public void setLng(Double lng) {
this.lng = lng;
}
}
public class Northeast {
@SerializedName("lat")
@Expose
private Double lat;
@SerializedName("lng")
@Expose
private Double lng;
public Double getLat() {
return lat;
}
public void setLat(Double lat) {
this.lat = lat;
}
public Double getLng() {
return lng;
}
public void setLng(Double lng) {
this.lng = lng;
}
}
public class Northeast_ {
@SerializedName("lat")
@Expose
private Double lat;
@SerializedName("lng")
@Expose
private Double lng;
public Double getLat() {
return lat;
}
public void setLat(Double lat) {
this.lat = lat;
}
public Double getLng() {
return lng;
}
public void setLng(Double lng) {
this.lng = lng;
}
}
public class PlusCode {
@SerializedName("compound_code")
@Expose
private String compoundCode;
@SerializedName("global_code")
@Expose
private String globalCode;
public String getCompoundCode() {
return compoundCode;
}
public void setCompoundCode(String compoundCode) {
this.compoundCode = compoundCode;
}
public String getGlobalCode() {
return globalCode;
}
public void setGlobalCode(String globalCode) {
this.globalCode = globalCode;
}
}
public class PlusCode_ {
@SerializedName("compound_code")
@Expose
private String compoundCode;
@SerializedName("global_code")
@Expose
private String globalCode;
public String getCompoundCode() {
return compoundCode;
}
public void setCompoundCode(String compoundCode) {
this.compoundCode = compoundCode;
}
public String getGlobalCode() {
return globalCode;
}
public void setGlobalCode(String globalCode) {
this.globalCode = globalCode;
}
}
public class Result {
@SerializedName("address_components")
@Expose
private List<AddressComponent> addressComponents = null;
@SerializedName("formatted_address")
@Expose
private String formattedAddress;
@SerializedName("geometry")
@Expose
private Geometry geometry;
@SerializedName("place_id")
@Expose
private String placeId;
@SerializedName("plus_code")
@Expose
private PlusCode_ plusCode;
@SerializedName("types")
@Expose
private List<String> types = null;
public List<AddressComponent> getAddressComponents() {
return addressComponents;
}
public void setAddressComponents(List<AddressComponent> addressComponents) {
this.addressComponents = addressComponents;
}
public String getFormattedAddress() {
return formattedAddress;
}
public void setFormattedAddress(String formattedAddress) {
this.formattedAddress = formattedAddress;
}
public Geometry getGeometry() {
return geometry;
}
public void setGeometry(Geometry geometry) {
this.geometry = geometry;
}
public String getPlaceId() {
return placeId;
}
public void setPlaceId(String placeId) {
this.placeId = placeId;
}
public PlusCode_ getPlusCode() {
return plusCode;
}
public void setPlusCode(PlusCode_ plusCode) {
this.plusCode = plusCode;
}
public List<String> getTypes() {
return types;
}
public void setTypes(List<String> types) {
this.types = types;
}
}
public class Southwest {
@SerializedName("lat")
@Expose
private Double lat;
@SerializedName("lng")
@Expose
private Double lng;
public Double getLat() {
return lat;
}
public void setLat(Double lat) {
this.lat = lat;
}
public Double getLng() {
return lng;
}
public void setLng(Double lng) {
this.lng = lng;
}
}
public class Southwest_ {
@SerializedName("lat")
@Expose
private Double lat;
@SerializedName("lng")
@Expose
private Double lng;
public Double getLat() {
return lat;
}
public void setLat(Double lat) {
this.lat = lat;
}
public Double getLng() {
return lng;
}
public void setLng(Double lng) {
this.lng = lng;
}
}
public class Viewport {
@SerializedName("northeast")
@Expose
private Northeast northeast;
@SerializedName("southwest")
@Expose
private Southwest southwest;
public Northeast getNortheast() {
return northeast;
}
public void setNortheast(Northeast northeast) {
this.northeast = northeast;
}
public Southwest getSouthwest() {
return southwest;
}
public void setSouthwest(Southwest southwest) {
this.southwest = southwest;
}
}
}

>Retrofit supports synchronous and asynchronous request execution. Users define the concrete execution by setting a return type (synchronous) or not (asynchronous) to service methods.

Edit
You need to pass the result from the Asynchronous call through interface

 public interface MyCallback {
void onSuccess(String placeId);
void onError(String error);
}

and your call will be like

getPlaceId(new MyCallback() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(String placeId) {
// here you get place Id you can do your work with id
Log.e("PlaceID",placeId);
}
@Override
public void onError(String error) {
// in case of error occurred
}
});

Retrofit call

  private void getPlaceId(MyCallback myCallback) {
.....
.....
PlacesInterface service = retrofit.create(PlacesInterface .class);
Call<PlacesFoo> call = service.loadPlace(query);
call.enqueue(new Callback<PlacesFoo>() {
@Override
public void onResponse(@NotNull Call<PlacesFoo> call, @NotNull Response<PlacesFoo> response) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
String placeId = response.body().getResults().get(0).getPlaceId();
myCallback.onSuccess(placeId);
} else {
if (response.errorBody() != null) {
myCallback.onError(response.errorBody().toString());
}
}
}
@Override
public void onFailure(@NotNull Call<PlacesFoo> call, @NotNull Throwable t) {
t.printStackTrace();
myCallback.onError(t.getLocalizedMessage());
}
});
}

to know the difference between Asynchronous and Synchronous request check this

first create an interface like below:

public interface OnPlaceIdFoundListener {
void onPlaceIdFound(String placeId);
}

second you should change signature and body of getPlaceId method like below (see "@@here@@!!!!!" sign):

public void getPlaceId(final Map<String, String> query, OnPlaceIdFoundListener callback) {
String BASE_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/";
Retrofit retrofit;
HttpLoggingInterceptor logging = new HttpLoggingInterceptor();
logging.setLevel(HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level.BODY);
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
.addInterceptor(logging)
.build();
retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
.baseUrl(BASE_URL)
.addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
.client(client)
.build();
PlacesInterface service = retrofit.create(PlacesInterface.class);
Call<PlacesFoo> call = service.loadPlace(query);
call.enqueue(new Callback<PlacesFoo>() {
@Override
public void onResponse(Call<PlacesFoo> call, Response<PlacesFoo> response) {
if(response.isSuccessful()) {
Log.e("getPlaceId", " Valid Response: " + response.body());
String placeId = response.body().getResults().get(0).getPlaceId();
callback.onPlaceIdFound(placeId); // @@here@@!!!!!
} else {
System.out.println(response.errorBody());
callback.onPlaceIdFound(""); // @@here@@!!!!!
}
}
@Override
public void onFailure(Call<PlacesFoo> call, Throwable t) {
t.printStackTrace();
callback.onPlaceIdFound(""); // @@here@@!!!!!
Log.e("getPlaceId", " Error Response: " + t);
}
});
//return placeId;
}

then use your method.

getPlaceId(query, new OnPlaceIdFoundListener() {
@Override
public void onPlaceIdFound(String placeId) {
Log.d("TAG", "place id is found = "+ placeId);
}
});