Directory/maps-location/Google Maps Platform
Google Maps Platform
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Industry-standard maps, geocoding, directions, places, distance matrix, Street View

maps-locationAPI Key$0.0000/call
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Official Documentation

Connect via PincerAPI

Use our proxy to call Google Maps Platform with your PincerAPI key. No separate signup needed.

# Get instructions for Google Maps Platform
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_PINCER_KEY" \
  https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/apis/google-maps/instructions

# Call through PincerAPI proxy
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_PINCER_KEY" \
  "https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/connect/google-maps/your/endpoint/here"

Direct Setup

Endpoints

GET/geocode/json

Convert address to lat/lon (geocoding) or lat/lon to address (reverse)

💡 Use address= for forward, latlng= for reverse geocoding. Returns formatted_address, geometry.location, place_id.

GET/directions/json

Get driving/walking/transit/cycling directions between points

💡 Returns routes[].legs[].steps[] with distance, duration, polyline. departure_time enables traffic-aware routing.

GET/place/nearbysearch/json

Search for places near a location

💡 Requires location+radius OR location+rankby=distance. Types: restaurant, cafe, hospital, gas_station, etc.

GET/distancematrix/json

Travel time and distance for multiple origin-destination pairs

💡 Pipe-delimit multiple origins/destinations. Great for finding nearest from a set. Up to 25 origins × 25 destinations.

GET/place/details/json

Get detailed info for a place by place_id

💡 ALWAYS specify fields= to reduce cost — you're billed per field group (Basic free, Contact $3, Atmosphere $5 per 1000).

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