Google Maps

Connect Google Maps to search places, geocode addresses, and calculate directions and distances from your workflows.

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Search Places

Searches for places matching a text query (e.g. "coffee shops in Berlin").

Input	Required	Description
Query	Yes	Text search query
Location Bias	No	Latitude/longitude to bias results toward
Radius	No	Search radius in meters

Output	Type	Description
places	array	Place objects with name, address, location, rating, placeId

Get Place Details

Returns detailed information about a specific place.

Input	Required	Description
Place ID	Yes	Google Maps place ID

Output	Type	Description
place	object	Detailed place info with name, address, phone, website, openingHours, rating, reviews

Geocode Address

Converts a human-readable address to geographic coordinates.

Input	Required	Description
Address	Yes	The address to geocode

Output	Type	Description
location	object	{ lat, lng } coordinates
formattedAddress	string	Normalized address as returned by Google
placeId	string	Corresponding place ID

Reverse Geocode

Converts geographic coordinates to a human-readable address.

Input	Required	Description
Latitude	Yes	Latitude coordinate
Longitude	Yes	Longitude coordinate

Output	Type	Description
formattedAddress	string	Human-readable address
addressComponents	array	Structured address parts (street, city, country, etc.)

Get Directions

Returns turn-by-turn directions between two locations.

Input	Required	Description
Origin	Yes	Start location (address or lat/lng)
Destination	Yes	End location (address or lat/lng)
Mode	No	Travel mode: driving (default), walking, bicycling, transit
Waypoints	No	Intermediate stops

Output	Type	Description
routes	array	Route options with distance, duration, steps
distance	string	Total distance (human-readable)
duration	string	Total travel time (human-readable)

Compute Distance Matrix

Calculates travel time and distance between multiple origins and destinations.

Input	Required	Description
Origins	Yes	List of origin addresses or coordinates
Destinations	Yes	List of destination addresses or coordinates
Mode	No	Travel mode

Output	Type	Description
matrix	array	Matrix of results, each with origin, destination, distance, duration