Google Maps
With Google Maps modules in Make, you can search for places or get directions, location, elevation, roads, or static map images in your Google Maps account.
To use the Google Maps modules, you must have a Google account and billing enabled in the Google Cloud Platform. You can create an account at accounts.google.com.
Refer to the Google Maps API documentation for a list of available endpoints.
Connect Google Maps to Make
To connect your Google Maps account to Make, you must:
Get Google Maps API Key
To connect your Google Maps account to Make you need to create a project in Google Cloud Platform (if you do not have an existing project) and retrieve the API key.
Sign in to Google Cloud Platform using your Google credentials.
In the upper-left corner, to the right of the Google Cloud logo, click the projects drop-down box. The Select a Project window will open.
Click New Project.
Enter a Project Name.
Click Create.
In the left sidebar, click Enabled APIs & services.
Click +ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES.
You need to enable the following APIs to make all of the Google Maps modules work:
Geocoding API
Maps Elevation API
Time Zone API
Directions API
Distance Matrix API
Map Static API
Places API
Note: To enable these APIs, your account must have billing enabled. You can enable billing at console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable.
Type in the name of the API you wish to enable.
Select the API.
Click Enable.
Repeat steps 9, 10, and 11 for all of the necessary APIs.
In the left sidebar, click Credentials.
Click +CREATE CREDENTIALS.
Click API Key.
Copy the API key that has been created and store it in a safe place.
Establish a connection between Google Maps and Make
Log in to your Make account, add a Google Maps module to your scenario, and click Create a Connection.
Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
In the API Key field, enter the API key copied in Step 16 above.
Click Save.
If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more Google Map modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.
Search Map
Returns a list of places matching the search term or specified location.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Find Places | Select whether you want to search places by search term or location. |
Query Search For Places | Enter the term on which to search. The module returns candidate matches based on this term and orders the results based on their perceived relevance. |
Latitude | Specify the latitude to retrieve place information. E.g. -33.870775 |
Longitude | Specify the longitude to retrieve place information. E.g. 151.199025 |
Radius | Enter the distance (in meters) within which to bias place results. The maximum allowed radius is 50 000 meters. Results inside of this region will be ranked higher than results outside of the search circle; however, prominent results from outside of the search radius may be included. |
Minimum Price | Enter the lowest points for the price range. Restricts results to only those places within the specified price level. Valid values are in the range from 0 (most affordable) to 4 (most expensive), inclusive. The exact amount indicated by a specific value will vary from region to region. |
Maximum Price | Enter the highest points for the price range. Restricts results to only those places within the specified price level. Valid values are in the range from 0 (most affordable) to 4 (most expensive), inclusive. The exact amount indicated by a specific value will vary from region to region. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of places Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Get a Map
Returns directions between locations.
Travel time is the primary factor optimized, but the API may also take into account other factors such as distance, number of turns, and many more when deciding which route is the most efficient.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Origin | Enter the address, textual latitude/longitude value, or place ID from which you wish to calculate directions.
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Destination | Enter the address, textual latitude/longitude value, or place ID to which you wish to calculate directions. The options for the |
Travel mode | Select the mode of transport to use when calculating directions. |
Waypoints | Add waypoints, if needed. Intermediate locations to include along the route between the origin and destination points as pass-through or stopover locations. |
Avoid | Select what should the route avoid. |
Units | Select the unit system to use when displaying results. |
Define Time | Select whether you want to define arrival or departure time. Applies when the Transit or Driving option is selected in the Travel Mode field (above). |
Departure Time | Enter the desired time of departure. You can specify the time using one of the options from the supported date and time formats list. Alternatively, you can specify a value of |
Arrival Time | Enter the desired time of arrival for transit directions. Applies when the Transit option is selected in the Travel Mode field (above). |
Returns information (including latitude/longitude) of the specified address or returns an address when the latitude/longitude is specified.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Input Format Of Location | Select whether you want to specify the address or coordinates. |
Address | Enter the address you want to retrieve details about. |
Latitude | Specify the north-south position. |
Longitude | Specify the east-west position. |
Returns the name of the time zone, the time offset from UTC, and the daylight savings offset for the specified coordinates.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Latitude | Specify the north-south position. |
Longitude | Specify the east-west position. |
Date and Time | Enter the time to determine whether or not Daylight Savings should be applied, based on the time zone of the location. See the list of supported date and time formats. |
Returns elevation data for any location in the world.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Latitude | Specify the north-south position. |
Longitude | Specify the east-west position. |
Returns the travel distance and time for a matrix of origins and destinations, based on the recommended route between start and end points.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Origin | Enter the address, textual latitude/longitude value, or place ID from which you wish to calculate directions.
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Destination | Enter the address, textual latitude/longitude value, or place ID to which you wish to calculate directions. The options for the |
Travel mode | Select the mode of transport to use when calculating directions. |
Waypoints | Add waypoints, if needed. Intermediate locations to include along the route between the origin and destination points as pass-through or stopover locations. |
Avoid | Select what should the route avoid. |
Units | Select the unit system to use when displaying results. |
Define Time | Select whether you want to define arrival or departure time. Applies when the Transit or Driving option is selected in the Travel Mode field (above). |
Departure Time | Enter the desired time of departure. You can specify the time using one of the options from the supported date and time formats list. Alternatively, you can specify a value of |
Arrival Time | Enter the desired time of arrival for transit directions. Applies when the Transit option is selected in the Travel Mode field (above). |
Identifies the roads a vehicle was traveling along and provides additional metadata about those roads, such as speed limits.
Note
The Speed Limit service is available to all customers with an Asset Tracking license. For Google Maps Platform Premium Plan customers who transitioned to pay-as-you-go pricing, the feature remains active.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Input format of roads | Select one of the following options:
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Path | Define the path to be snapped (Snap to roads option). For Speed limits, it then determines the speed limit for the relevant road segment. |
Points | Enter a list of latitude/longitude pairs to return the closest road segment for each point. The points passed do not need to be part of a continuous path. |
Unit | Select whether to return speed limits in kilometers or miles per hour. |
Downloads an image (either GIF, PNG, or JPEG) of the specified location.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
Input Format of Center Location | Select one of the following options:
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Zoom | Enter the zoom level of the map, which determines the magnification level of the map. This parameter takes a numerical value corresponding to the zoom level of the region desired. For more information, see zoom levels. |
Image Size | Specify the width and height of the output image. |
Markers | Add markers to define one or more map pins at a set of locations. |
Image Format | Select the output image format. |
Map Type | Select one of the map types for the output image:
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Allows you to perform a custom API call.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Google Maps. |
URL | Enter a path relative to For example, For the list of available endpoints, refer to the corresponding Google Maps Web Services API documentation: |
Method | Select the HTTP method you want to use:
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Headers | Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you. |
Query String | Enter the request query string. |
Body | Enter the body content for your API call. |
Example of Use - Text Search
The following API call returns the first 20 Google Maps results for the entered search term:
URL:
/place/textsearch/json
Method:
GET
Query String:
Key: query
Value: <searchTerm>
The result can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > results.
In our example, the first 20 vegan restaurants in Lisbon were returned by Google Maps:
Getting the current time information
The Get time zone information trigger allows you to get the local time for any location on earth, for any date in the past. The trigger returns two elements:
the time zone offset from UTC (in seconds) and
the offset for the daylight-savings time from UTC (in seconds).
To get the current local time of a given location, you need to calculate the sum of both values. However, the result refers to the UTC. To translate the UTC to your local time, you need to add or subtract the time zone difference between UTC and your location.
For example, let's say, you are in Prague and you want to know the current local time (9.6.2014) in New York. The trigger Get time zone information returns the Time zone offset from UTC -18000 and the Daylight Savings offset from UTC 3600. The sum of both values is -14400 seconds which is -4 hours from UTC. The result you get when repeating the same steps for Prague is +2 hours from UTC. The time difference between Prague and New York is +6 hours.