# Google Maps Platform Directions API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/google-maps-directions-api/  
**Provider:** Google Maps Platform — https://apis.io/providers/google-maps/

Google Maps Platform Directions API is one of 41 APIs that [Google Maps Platform](https://apis.io/providers/google-maps/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Directions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, release notes, a support channel, an API reference, and 2 JSON Schemas.

Route computation between origin and destination

## Machine-readable artifacts (22)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-maps/refs/heads/main/openapi/google-maps-directions-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/overview
- **ReleaseNotes** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases
- **Support** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/support
- **GraphQL** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-maps/refs/heads/main/graphql/google-maps-graphql.md
- **Documentation** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/start
- **APIReference** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/reference/rest
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-maps/refs/heads/main/json-schema/google-maps-geocode-result-schema.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-maps/refs/heads/main/json-ld/google-maps-context.jsonld
- **Pricing** — https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing
- **Support** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/support
- **Documentation** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/op-overview
- **APIReference** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/reference/rest
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-maps/refs/heads/main/json-schema/google-maps-place-schema.json
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/get-api-key
- **ReleaseNotes** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/release-notes
- **Documentation** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/overview
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/overview
- **ReleaseNotes** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/releases
- **Support** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/support

## Other Google Maps Platform APIs (12)

- [Maps SDK for Android](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/maps-sdk-for-android/)
- [Maps SDK for iOS](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/maps-sdk-for-ios/)
- [Google Maps for Flutter](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/google-maps-for-flutter/)
- [Navigation SDK for Android](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/navigation-sdk-for-android/)
- [Navigation SDK for iOS](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/navigation-sdk-for-ios/)
- [Navigation for Flutter and React Native](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/navigation-for-flutter-and-react-native/)
- [Places API](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/places-api/)
- [Places SDK for Android](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/places-sdk-for-android/)
- [Places SDK for iOS](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/places-sdk-for-ios/)
- [Distance Matrix API](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/distance-matrix-api/)
- [Roads API](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/roads-api/)
- [Routes API](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/routes-api/)

## Tags

Directions

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