Google Maps

Access geocoding, directions, places, and distance data via Google Maps APIs.

Detail	Value
Category	Productivity
Base URL	https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api
Authentication	API Key (Query)
Endpoints	5
Connector key	google-maps

Using Google Maps in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick Google Maps from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET /geocode/json	Geocode an address
GET /directions/json	Get directions
GET /place/nearbysearch/json	Search nearby places
GET /place/details/json	Get place details
GET /distancematrix/json	Get distance matrix

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET /geocode/json

Geocode an address

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.geocode
Method	GET
Path	/geocode/json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
address	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Google Maps connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.geocode.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Google Maps API reference.

GET /directions/json

Get directions

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.getDirections
Method	GET
Path	/directions/json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
origin	query	string	Yes
destination	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Google Maps connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.getDirections.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Google Maps API reference.

GET /place/nearbysearch/json

Search nearby places

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.nearbySearch
Method	GET
Path	/place/nearbysearch/json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
location	query	string	Yes
radius	query	integer	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Google Maps connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.nearbySearch.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Google Maps API reference.

GET /place/details/json

Get place details

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.placeDetails
Method	GET
Path	/place/details/json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
place_id	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Google Maps connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.placeDetails.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Google Maps API reference.

GET /distancematrix/json

Get distance matrix

Detail	Value
Operation ID	productivity.distanceMatrix
Method	GET
Path	/distancematrix/json

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
origins	query	string	Yes
destinations	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Google Maps connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select productivity.distanceMatrix.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Google Maps API reference.