obtain an altitude from a given coordinate

function getAltitude (lat, lng) {
        let api = `http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/elevation/json?locations=${lat},${lng}&sensor=false`;
        $.get(api, function (data) {
            if (data.status == 'OK') {
                // response(data.results[0].elevation);
                console.log(data.results[0].elevation);
            } else {
                console.log(data.status);
            }
        });
    }