STEP 1
Select Google Maps Platform in workflow
Pick Google Maps Platform app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Google Maps Platform Integration
Google Maps Platform APIs for places, geocoding, and routes. Bring Google Maps Platform into visual workflows so engineering operations do not depend on glue scripts. Start from Autocomplete, then trigger Compute Route Matrix or Geocode.
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Supported triggers and actions for Google Maps Platform integration
Triggers can detect changes in Google Maps Platform and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Google Maps Platform automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- AutocompleteAutocompletes the record.
- Compute Route MatrixComputes route matrix.
- GeocodeGeocodes the record.
- Get PlaceReturns a single place.
- Get Place PhotoRetrieves place photo.
- List PhotosRetrieves a list of photos.
- List PlacesRetrieves a list of places.
- Reverse GeocodeConverts geographic coordinates into an address.
- Search NearbySearches for nearby.
- Search TextSearches for text.
- Compute RoutesComputes the routes.
- Make an Api CallMakes API call.
How to integrate Google Maps Platform in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Google Maps Platform connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Google Maps Platform
When prompted, authorize access to Google Maps Platform in WEXTL once. Google Maps Platform credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
WEXTL wants to integrate with your Google Maps Platform account. Approve?
STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with Google Maps Platform yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Google Maps Platform to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
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How Google Maps Platform connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Google Maps Platform app is called in workflows. That allows your developer tools automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that Google Maps Platform supports.
The following table illustrates what fields Google Maps Platform integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Video slide demonstrates how Google Maps Platform is connected in WEXTL builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
|---|---|---|
Base HostRequired | text | Default API host. Leave as |
API KeyRequired | password | API key from Google Cloud Console -> Credentials. Enable the Places API (New), Geocoding API and Routes API on the key. |
Connect Google Maps Platform to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Google Maps Platform below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Google Maps Platform. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with Google Maps Platform integration
Select Autocomplete action from Google Maps Platform - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Google Maps Platform, workflow will start [7] from Autocomplete node.
Search for Get Place, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Autocomplete and Get Place, so only important data pass from Autocomplete to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Google Maps Platform automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Google Maps Platform on WEXTL has 12 modules for creating developer tools automations. Explore Google Maps Platform documentation for more.
Video slide demonstrates how Autocomplete and Get Place [6] nodes are used in Google Maps Platform workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Google Maps Platform in your workflows.
Google Maps Platform has no triggers, but it provides 12 actions including "Autocomplete", "Compute Route Matrix", and "Geocode". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate Google Maps Platform tasks.
Integration has 12 actions, including "Autocomplete", "Compute Route Matrix", and "Geocode", and more. Refer to our Google Maps Platform Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The Google Maps Platform integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Google Maps Platform official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where Google Maps Platform provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever Google Maps Platform or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for Google Maps Platform inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with Google Maps Platform modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the Google Maps Platform integration.
- Google Maps Platform integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Google Maps Platform integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official Google Maps Platform vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® Google Maps Platform App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation