# Google Maps Platform by [Google](/organizations/google/) - **ID:** `7a091bed-aaf3-4544-9bd9-3da690b58977` - **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/7a091bed-aaf3-4544-9bd9-3da690b58977/ - **Slug:** google-maps-platform - **Product website:** https://mapsplatform.google.com/ - **Documentation:** https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation - **Pricing:** https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/ - **Organization website:** https://about.google/ - **Categories:** [Maps and routing](/categories/maps-and-routing/) ## Description Google Maps Platform provides APIs for calculating routes between locations. ## AI-native score **Tier C — 38/100 · research coverage 46/100.** This grade measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how the grade and coverage are computed. Unresearched decision fields score zero in the grade. | Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Integration | Yes | 4/10 | 35% | 35% | 14.0 | | Trust | Yes | 1/6 | 30% | 30% | 5.0 | | Portability | Yes | 3/4 | 20% | 20% | 15.0 | | Security | Yes | 1/4 | 15% | 15% | 3.8 | - **Integration signals:** MCP server (+2); Command-line interface (+1); SDK / developer kit (+1) - **Trust signals:** Verified trust center (+1) - **Portability signals:** Open standards (+1); Standard protocol access (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1) - **Security signals:** Compliance certifications (+1) ## Trust & Data Policy - **Trust center:** [Vendor trust center]() - **WebMCP:** – No - **Open standards:** ✓ Yes - **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes - **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes - **Self-hostable:** – No - **Open source:** – No - **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, Headless signup, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Documented provider swap ## Confirmed absences These decision fields were researched and confirmed absent — not available based on current evidence, until contrary information supersedes the finding. Each carries the check performed, the page checked, and the date, so you can act on the negative without repeating the research. A label-scoped absence applies only to its label (e.g. no SOC 2 does not mean no certifications). - **A2A servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-14. Checked the developer documentation for an Agent2Agent protocol endpoint or Agent Card; none is documented. Source: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation - **Open source** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-14. Checked the product licensing and service terms for an open-source release of the hosted API service itself; none is offered. Client libraries and data licenses are distinct from the service implementation. Source: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms - **Self-hostable** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-14. Checked the product plans for a customer-operated installation of the API service; the plans describe provider-hosted access and no customer self-hosted deployment. Source: https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/ - **Web-MCP** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-14. Checked the developer documentation for browser modelContext or WebMCP tool registration; none is documented. Source: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation ## Security & Compliance We confirm that cited vendor pages support these certification claims; we do not independently audit the reports. A shared trust or security page can support several certifications. We do not require separate public report links because reports may require login, vendor approval, or a nondisclosure agreement. Ask the vendor for reports and applicable coverage before a procurement decision. These listings expose no per-claim check date; the entry's updated date does not date the supporting evidence. - **Compliance certifications:** ISO/IEC 27001, System and Organization Controls 2 **Access controls:** Not yet researched. ## Capabilities - **Route calculation** ## Jobs To Be Done From cited vendor documentation, each completion verdict says whether an agent can deliver the job's main outcome by and large through this product and which steps still need a person. Scope may limit cases or prerequisites while preserving that outcome. An unknown verdict means the answer is not yet established. - **Plan a local journey** — Resolve an origin and destination, compute a route for a chosen travel mode, and return turn-by-turn directions with estimated travel time for a local trip. - Route: API - Completion: Documented complete - Setup needs a human: Unknown - Per-task human step: Unknown - On behalf of a principal: Unknown - Scope: An application with authorized Routes API access resolves supplied origin and destination locations, computes a route for a supported travel mode, and returns navigation instructions and estimated travel time for a local journey. The computeRoutes response includes route duration and leg steps with navigationInstruction when requested in the response field mask. - Conditions: Requires a Google Cloud account, a project with billing enabled, enabled Routes API and an API key or OAuth credentials. A response field mask is mandatory. Include the documented Google attribution when displaying results. Functionality and terms can vary by region. Human setup, execution requirements and delegated-use policy remain unknown. ## Offers **Pricing page:** https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/ No offers listed. ## Reviews No approved reviews yet. ## Benchmarks No benchmarks listed. ## Documentation The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed. ## API Specs Not yet researched. ## MCP Servers - [Google Maps Grounding Lite MCP](https://mapstools.googleapis.com/mcp) ## A2A Servers Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no A2A servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date. ## Native Connectors Not yet researched. ## Command-Line Interfaces - [Google Cloud CLI for Routes API setup](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install) (`gcloud-routes`) ## Developer Kits - [Google Maps Python Client](https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-python) — Languages: Python ## Agent Skills Not yet researched. ## Other products from Google - [Cloud Natural Language](/organizations/google/products/cloud-natural-language/) — Unrated. - [OSV API](/organizations/google/products/osv-api/) — Unrated. - [Google Analytics 4](/organizations/google/products/google-analytics-4/) — Unrated. - [Google Cloud Text-to-Speech](/organizations/google/products/google-cloud-text-to-speech/) — Unrated. - [Google Cloud Translation](/organizations/google/products/google-cloud-translation/) — Unrated. - [Google Ads](/organizations/google/products/google-ads/) — Unrated. ## Related products - [Geoapify](/organizations/geoapify/products/geoapify/) by Geoapify — Tier D. Same job: Plan a local journey (Finishes, delegation unknown). - [Mapbox](/organizations/mapbox/products/mapbox/) by Mapbox — Unrated. Shared category: Maps and routing. ## Add this badge to your site Own this product? The Open Agent Guide badge shows visitors and crawling agents your verified AI-native grade, stays current as your entry is verified, and links back to this page. It reflects only the verified tier and can't be self-set. Badge image: https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/google/products/google-maps-platform/badge.svg (seal), https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/google/products/google-maps-platform/badge.svg?style=flat (flat). For the copy-paste HTML and Markdown embed code and the optional schema.org `Review` snippet, open the badge panel on [this product's page](https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/google/products/google-maps-platform/#badge-embed-heading). 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