Google Places API add place -> Google Directions API

So I am using Google Maps SDK, google directions API to essentially fetch JSON data for directions and drawing it out. Everything works great there. I am using GMSAutocompleteViewController class for this to make everything super quick and easy.

I am also (or I guess trying to) programmatically add places to my specific device through Google Places API with JSON. Everything is working, I am getting the OK status from the JSONResponse.

I know as soon as that occurs I should immediately have said place added to the user's Google database (aka my device and my device's google database). That being said, when I then go to my search button and the autocomplete functionality pops up and I type in the name that I assigned the name parameter as it doesn't show up.

Now i've been looking at the places api (autocompleteviewcontroller) to see if there is a way to do some sort of functionality that involves something like theviewcontroller.updateAllGMSPLaces or something ridiculous but I can't think of anything or find anything so far. I'm sorry i've been doing this all day so i'm burning out and I apologize for the stupidity that there might be here.

I'm not including how I handle the JSONResponse when i'm actually drawing out the routes as I feel that that is irrelevant for this (again, I could be wrong)

My adding place POST request in my viewDidLoad func:

// prepare json data
        let json: [String: Any] = ["location": ["lat": mylat, "lng": mylong], "accuracy": 20, "name": "mumbo jump wumbo", "types": ["accounting"], "language": "en-US"]
   
        let jsonData = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: json)
   
        // create post request
        let url = URL(string: urlString)!
        var request = URLRequest(url: url)
        request.httpMethod = "POST"
   
        // insert json data to the request
        request.httpBody = jsonData
   
        let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
            guard let data = data, error == nil else {
                print(error?.localizedDescription ?? "No data")
                return
            }
            let responseJSON = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])
            if let responseJSON = responseJSON as? [String: Any] {
                print(responseJSON)
            }
        }
   
        task.resume()

My button listener for autocompleteviewcontroller functionality:

    //searching button
    @IBAction func autocompleteClicked(_ sender: UIButton) {
        let autocompleteController = GMSAutocompleteViewController()
     
        autocompleteController.delegate = self
        present(autocompleteController, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }

The autocompleteviewController:

extension ViewController: GMSAutocompleteViewControllerDelegate {
    // Handle the user's selection.
    func viewController(_ viewController: GMSAutocompleteViewController, didAutocompleteWith place: GMSPlace) {
        //print("Place name: \(place.name)")
        //print("Place address: \(place.formattedAddress)")
        //print("Place attributions: \(place.attributions)")
       
        //pass back long/lang to main class to do directions
        self.directionsTo(searchedLatitude: place.coordinate.latitude, searchedLongitude: place.coordinate.longitude)
        dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
   
    func viewController(_ viewController: GMSAutocompleteViewController, didFailAutocompleteWithError error: Error) {
        // TODO: handle the error.
        print("Error: ", error.localizedDescription)
    }
   
    // User canceled the operation.
    func wasCancelled(_ viewController: GMSAutocompleteViewController) {
        dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
   
    // Turn the network activity indicator on and off again.
    func didRequestAutocompletePredictions(_ viewController: GMSAutocompleteViewController) {
        UIApplication.shared.isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible = true
    }
   
    func didUpdateAutocompletePredictions(_ viewController: GMSAutocompleteViewController) {
        UIApplication.shared.isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible = false
    }