Is there an API for Google Maps?

Google Maps does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 2 maintained endpoints for maps.google.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Google Maps data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when maps.google.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Google Maps account?

No. Every Google Maps action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Google Maps API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Travel

Google Maps API

maps.google.com

Real-time driving route duration and distance between two coordinate pairs via Google Maps preview/directions API.

Actions: 2
Category: Travel
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the Google Maps API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs gmaps_place_details.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "gmaps_place_details",
    "params": {
      "place_id": "ChIJxcCceAi1RIYR9AqXT8eWDyc",
      "cid": "<cid>"
    }
  }'

2 actions on maps.google.com

Read

Place Details
gmaps_place_detailsread2 credits / call
Get Google Maps details for one place by place_id, cid or Maps URL: name, address, coordinates, categories, rating, review count, phone, website, business status (including closed), weekly opening hours, current open state, online-ordering links Google shows (e.g. DoorDash, Uber Eats, the restaurant's own site) and the dishes/topics Google highlights from reviews. Google does not publish a priced text menu or price level here.
place_id
string
cid
string
maps_url
string
Search Restaurants
gmaps_search_placesread2 credits / call
Find restaurants, bars, cafés, bakeries, food trucks and other food & drink places on Google Maps around a US location. Returns up to 20 places per page with place_id, name, address, coordinates, categories, rating, review count, phone, website and business status (operational / temporarily closed / permanently closed). Closed listings are included by default. Use next_page to page through results and place_id with Place Details for hours and more.
query
string · required
location
string
latitude
number
longitude
number
zoom
integer
page
integer
limit
integer
include_closed
boolean

Google Maps API questions

Is there an API for Google Maps?: Google Maps does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 2 maintained endpoints for maps.google.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Google Maps data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when maps.google.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Google Maps account?: No. Every Google Maps action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Google Maps API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.