# Google Maps Platform **Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-maps/ **Website:** https://developers.google.com/maps **APIs profiled:** 41 Google Maps Platform offers APIs and SDKs for maps, routes, and places functionality. ## Kin Score — 51.0 / 100 (developing) Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.5 from 50.5). | Facet | Score | |---|---| | Discoverability | 66.7 | | Contract Quality | 72.6 | | Governance | 30.3 | | Contract Governance | 30.3 | | Operational Transparency | 23.7 | | Developer Ergonomics | 52.4 | | Commercial Clarity | 44.7 | | Access Clarity | 44.7 | ## Agent readiness — 41.0 (agent-ready) | Dimension | Value | |---|---| | Spec Presence | yes | | Agentic Access | derived | | Reversibility Documented | no | | MCP Server | no | | Auth Clarity | yes | | Idempotency | no | | Error Semantics | documented | | OpenAPI Examples | verified | | Rate Limit Signal | documented | | Event Surface Described | no | | Agent Skills | no | | Well Known Catalog | no | | Consent Identity | yes | | Agent Card | no | | Dry Run Mode | no | ## Access Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high). ## APIs (41) - **Maps SDK for Android** — Add maps to Android and Wear OS applications with customizable markers, polylines, and user interaction support. - **Maps SDK for iOS** — Add maps to iOS applications with automatic server access, map display, and gesture handling. - **Google Maps for Flutter** — Add Google Maps to Flutter applications across Android, iOS, and web platforms. - **Navigation SDK for Android** — Integrate Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation into Android applications with UI customization and route configuration. - **Navigation SDK for iOS** — Integrate Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation into iOS applications with UI customization and route configuration. - **Navigation for Flutter and React Native** — Add Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation to cross-platform Flutter and React Native applications. - **Places API** — Access information about places using HTTP requests including search, details, and autocomplete. - **Places SDK for Android** — Access rich place information including names, addresses, ratings, and photos in Android applications. - **Places SDK for iOS** — Access rich place information including names, addresses, ratings, and photos in iOS applications. - **Distance Matrix API** — Calculate travel distance and time for multiple origins and destinations. - **Roads API** — Snap GPS coordinates to roads and find speed limits. - **Routes API** — Compute routes and route matrices with real-time traffic, replacing Directions and Distance Matrix APIs. - **Route Optimization API** — Assign tasks and routes to a vehicle fleet, optimizing against objectives and constraints for transportation goals. - **Maps Static API** — Embed a Google Maps image on a web page using a simple HTTP request with no JavaScript required. - **Maps Embed API** — Place an interactive map or Street View panorama on a web page with a simple HTTP request and no JavaScript required. - **Street View Static API** — Embed a non-interactive Street View panorama or thumbnail into a web page using a simple HTTP request. - **Maps URLs** — Launch Google Maps and initiate actions like search, directions, or map display using cross-platform URL schemes. - **Elevation API** — Return elevation data for locations on the earth or sampled elevation data along paths. - **Geolocation API** — Determine device location using cell tower and Wi-Fi access point data. - **Time Zone API** — Retrieve time zone information for coordinates on the earth including UTC offset and daylight savings data. - **Address Validation API** — Validate and standardize addresses, returning deliverability verdicts, geocodes, and address component details. - **Aerial View API** — Create and display photorealistic 3D aerial view videos rendered using Google geospatial imagery. - **Map Tiles API** — Provide high-resolution Photorealistic 3D Tiles, 2D Tiles, and Street View Tiles for immersive map visualizations. - **Maps Datasets API** — Upload, manage, and serve custom geospatial datasets for use with Google Maps Platform. - **Places Aggregate API** — Compute statistical insights and aggregate data about places within a specified area. - **Places Insights** — Query places data in BigQuery to derive statistical insights for site selection, market analysis, and business intelligence. - **Air Quality API** — Request air quality data for a specific location including air quality indexes, pollutants, and health recommendations. - **Pollen API** — Deliver location-specific pollen data including pollen types, plant species, pollen index, and health recommendations. - **Solar API** — Access solar potential data for hundreds of millions of buildings worldwide including building insights and data layers. - **Weather API** — Provide comprehensive weather information including temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, and forecasts for locations worldwide. - **Street View Insights** — Analyze Google Street View imagery data to derive insights about the location and condition of public assets. - **Imagery Insights API** — Query and classify street-level imagery to extract actionable intelligence from real-world visual observations. - **Roads Management Insights** — Analyze route-based trip duration and speed data for managing road networks and transportation infrastructure. - **Google Earth** — Access Google Earth geospatial data and imagery analysis capabilities for developers. - **Google Maps Platform Autocomplete API** — Get place predictions based on text input - **Google Maps Platform Directions API** — Route computation between origin and destination - **Google Maps Platform Geocoding API** — Forward and reverse geocoding operations - **Google Maps Platform Nearby Search API** — Search for places near a specific location - **Google Maps Platform Photos API** — Access photos associated with places - **Google Maps Platform Place Details API** — Get detailed information about a specific place - …and 1 more, listed in full on the page. ## MCP servers (1) - **Google Maps Platform MCP Server** ## Agentic access (1) - **Google Maps Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 3 acting ## Security (4) - **Google Maps Authentication** — apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes - **Google Maps Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC - **Google Maps Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published - **Google Maps Trust Center** — SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO 22301:2019, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, NIST 800-53, FIPS 140-2, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), TISAX, GDPR, EU Stan... ## Plans (1) - **Google Maps Plans Pricing** ## Use cases (5) - **Building location-aware mobile and web applications with embedded maps** - **Calculating optimal delivery routes and fleet logistics** - **Validating and standardizing customer shipping addresses** - **Finding nearby businesses, restaurants, and points of interest** - **Analyzing environmental conditions for real estate and energy planning** ## Tags Environment, Geocoding, Geolocation, Maps, Navigation, Places, Routing, Solar --- Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-maps/). 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