# Google Maps Routes (`mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper`) Actor A flexible scraper that returns the quickest route between two locations. Can filter paths by avoiding `Ferries`, `Highways` and `Tolls` - **URL**: https://apify.com/mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [McDowell](https://apify.com/mcdowell) (community) - **Categories:** Travel - **Stats:** 45 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ## Google Maps Route Scraper This is an unofficial google maps API. - The crawler provides directions for the quickest route between 2 places. - The crawler can filter out `Tolls`, `Highways` and `Ferries` before returning routes. Input Schema ```json { "startLocation": "Orlando, Florida, USA", "destination": "Oak Ridge, Florida, USA", "tolls": true, "ferries": true, "highways": false, "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL,+USA/Oak+Ridge/@28.50464,-81.4524678,13z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3789269!2d28.5383832!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77c21b7cf3a27:0xda788a24a75ae598!2m2!1d-81.4245155!2d28.4711157" } ] } ``` Sample Output ```json { "timeStamp": "2022-09-06T16:49:20.310Z", "start": "Orlando, Florida", "finish": "Oak Ridge, Florida", "distance": "7.7 miles", "duration": "15 min", "quickestRoute": [ "Head west on E South St toward S Orange Ave: (0.3 mi)", "Use the left 2 lanes to turn left to merge onto I-4 W: (0.3 mi)", "Merge onto I-4 W: (1.9 mi)", "Keep right at the fork to stay on I-4 W: (1.2 mi)", "Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 79 for Orange County Road 423 S/John Young Parkway S: (0.6 mi)", "Merge onto S John Young Pkwy: (2.7 mi)", "Turn right onto W Oak Ridge Rd: (0.5 mi)", "Turn left onto Bonnie Brook Blvd: (0.1 mi)", "Turn left onto Casa Del Rey Cir [Restricted usage road]: (331 ft)" ], "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL,+USA/Oak+Ridge/@28.50464,-81.4524678,13z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3789269!2d28.5383832!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77c21b7cf3a27:0xda788a24a75ae598!2m2!1d-81.4245155!2d28.4711157" } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `startLocation` (type: `string`): The start of your trip ## `destination` (type: `string`): End of your trip ## `highways` (type: `boolean`): Uncheck if you would like to avoid highways ## `tolls` (type: `boolean`): Uncheck if you would like to avoid tolls ## `ferries` (type: `boolean`): Uncheck if you would like to avoid ferries ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): URLs to start with. ## Actor input object example ```json { "highways": false, "tolls": false, "ferries": false, "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL,+USA/Oak+Ridge/@28.50464,-81.4524678,13z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3789269!2d28.5383832!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77c21b7cf3a27:0xda788a24a75ae598!2m2!1d-81.4245155!2d28.4711157" } ] } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL,+USA/Oak+Ridge/@28.50464,-81.4524678,13z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3789269!2d28.5383832!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77c21b7cf3a27:0xda788a24a75ae598!2m2!1d-81.4245155!2d28.4711157" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL,+USA/Oak+Ridge/@28.50464,-81.4524678,13z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3789269!2d28.5383832!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77c21b7cf3a27:0xda788a24a75ae598!2m2!1d-81.4245155!2d28.4711157" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL,+USA/Oak+Ridge/@28.50464,-81.4524678,13z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3789269!2d28.5383832!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e77c21b7cf3a27:0xda788a24a75ae598!2m2!1d-81.4245155!2d28.4711157" } ] }' | apify call mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ugLd3SYpIjbLzr4EX/builds/yYHv1bo01jbEvfmFu/openapi.json