# Routes API

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

Routes 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. Tagged areas include Directions, Routing, Tolls, and Traffic. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, release notes, and a support channel.

Compute routes and route matrices with real-time traffic, replacing Directions and Distance Matrix APIs.

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **Documentation** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/overview
- **APIReference** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/reference/rest
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/compute_route_directions
- **ReleaseNotes** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/release-notes
- **Support** — https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/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/)
- [Route Optimization API](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/route-optimization-api/)

## Tags

Directions, Routing, Tolls, Traffic

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/google-maps/routes-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/google-maps/.