You can access the Google Maps Routes programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "startUrls": [
12        {
13            "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"
14        }
15    ]
16};
17
18// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
19const run = await client.actor("mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper").call(input);
20
21// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
22console.log('Results from dataset');
23console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
24const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
25items.forEach((item) => {
26    console.dir(item);
27});
28
29// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Google Maps Routes API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Google Maps Routes API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Google Maps Routes API in Python

Google Maps Routes API through CLI

Google Maps Routes OpenAPI definition

Google Maps Routes API

Google Direction Scraper

dev_bodex/google-direction-scraper

This actor automates extracting route directions from Google Maps. Using Node.js and Puppeteer, it retrieves travel routes, distances, and estimated times for various transport modes, offering structured data for navigation, logistics, or travel planning applications.

Festus Befgrp

Google Map Scraper

chatgpt.extkit/my-actor

Shad Maggio

Qdrant Integration

apify/qdrant-integration

Transfer data from Apify Actors to a Qdrant vector database.

Apify

4.5

Google Maps Scraper

avtorizer/google-maps-scraper

Sends the requests to the Google Maps search using a built-in proxy network.

Aleksandr Vikhorev

Scale Google Maps Scraper

huncho/google-maps-scraper

The most efficient way to scrape Google Maps at scale - $0.0004/result

Rahul Singh

5.0

Cheapest Google Maps Scraper

huncho/google-maps-scraper-ppe

The cheapest way to get Google Maps data on the Apify free plan.

Rahul Singh

3.3

Advanced Google Maps Scraper

slash-scrape/google-maps-scraper

This Google Maps scraper lets you collect details like 👋 Name, 🗂️ Category, 🏷️ Description, ⭐️ Rating, 📇 Address, 📞 Phone, 🖥️ Website, ➕ Plus Code, 🔗 Share Link, 🏪 Opening Times, 📈 Popular Times and 🔖 Properties for any place on Google Maps.

slash scrape

161

U.S. Address Geocoder

timgreen/u-s-address-geocoder

Convert any number of U.S. addresses to latitude and longitude coordinates for a fraction of the cost of the Google Maps Geocoding API. Geocoding 1,000 addresses takes about two minutes and costs pennies.