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Turn Google Maps into a REST + MCP endpoint

Writ turns the Google Maps actions you already do in a browser into a callable REST endpoint your software (and your AI agents) can call.

Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
call-google-maps.shPOST /v1/google-maps/run
bash
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/google-maps/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }'
REST endpoint MCP tool structured JSON
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create

No Google Maps API yet? Build one in minutes

Record the Google Maps task once (search a place or area, then open a listing) and call it as a REST endpoint and an MCP tool. No backend project, no waiting on Google Maps to ship an API.

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    Record the Google Maps task once

    Open the recorder and search a place or area on Google Maps in a real browser. Writ captures each step, including login and 2FA, into a reusable workflow.

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    Publish it as an endpoint

    One click turns the workflow into a callable REST endpoint at /v1/google-maps/run and a matching MCP tool. Inputs become a typed schema.

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    Call it from anything

    Call Google Maps from your code, a no-code tool, or an AI agent. Run it on your own machine for free, or on metered cloud.

Read the REST API docs, see what's possible on workflows, or search for another site. Free to start. See pricing.

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why

Google Maps doesn't give you the endpoint you need

Google Maps has an API, but authorized lookups the browser captures the same place data.

Writ closes that gap. Record the Google Maps task once (or describe it to an AI session) and publish it as a REST endpoint at /v1/google-maps/run and a matching MCP tool. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.

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operations

What you can call on Google Maps

Each operation below is a real Google Maps action recorded into a workflow and exposed as a typed endpoint.

{ }search a place or area
{ }open a listing
{ }read details and reviews
{ }export results

Returns structured fields such as business name, rating, review count, hours: typed JSON, not raw page text.

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call it

A real Google Maps endpoint, authorized with a wt_ key

POST your inputs, get structured output. Authenticate every call with a scoped wt_ key.

cURL
bash
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/google-maps/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }'
Python
python
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.usewrit.app/v1/google-maps/run",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer wt_8f2c...a91"},
    json={"input": {"query": "your search term"}},
)
print(r.json()["output"])
response.json
json
{
  "run_id": "run_goog_7b21",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "output": {
    "business_name": "...",
    "rating": "...",
    "review_count": "..."
  }
}
{ }

Also an MCP tool. The same workflow is exposed as an MCP tool your AI agent can call. See Google Maps MCP tools, or browse all MCP clients.

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the hard web

Login, 2FA, and dynamic pages on Google Maps

The reason Google Maps has no usable API is the same reason it's hard to automate. Writ handles it.

Google Maps place pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture details and reviews that load dynamically.

PersonasTOTP & mailbox OTP AI navigationReal Chromium rendering
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Three ways to build your Google Maps endpoint

Pick whichever fits the task. All three produce the same callable workflow.

Record itOpen the recorder, search a place or area on Google Maps once in a real browser, and Writ captures every step into a workflow.
Describe itTell an AI session your goal on Google Maps in plain language, and it drives the page to build the workflow for you.
Discover itLet API discovery watch Google Maps's own network calls as you browse, then turn the underlying requests into a fast workflow.

Built on the same engine as the recorder and workflows.

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Trigger your Google Maps endpoint on a change

Monitor Google Maps for rating change, new review, hours change and fire this endpoint the instant something changes.

Monitors check as fast as every 10s (10s on Enterprise). A detected change becomes an automation trigger that runs your workflow in seconds. Monitor Google Maps ▸

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run it

Free on your own machine, or on cloud

Local / BYO agent

No compute charge. The agent runs on your hardware, so it can reach Google Maps even from an intranet or VPN-only network, and your AI keys never leave your machine.

Writ cloud

Metered by running time at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. No infrastructure to manage.

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faq

Google Maps API questions

Does Google Maps have an API?
Google Maps has an API, but authorized lookups the browser captures the same place data. Writ gives you a callable /v1/google-maps/run endpoint that runs the real Google Maps flow in a browser and returns structured JSON.
Is there a ready-made Google Maps API I can use?
Record the Google Maps task once in the recorder (search a place or area, then open a listing) or describe it to an AI session. Writ turns it into a callable REST endpoint and MCP tool. It usually takes minutes, not a backend project.
Is it allowed to automate Google Maps this way?
Collect Google Maps data you have the right to access and respect Google's Terms of Service and rate limits. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
Does this work with Google Maps login and 2FA?
Google Maps place pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture details and reviews that load dynamically. Writ handles TOTP and mailbox-OTP two-factor through Personas, so the endpoint runs inside your own authenticated session.
Can I run it on my own machine?
Yes. Run it on a local or BYO agent for no compute charge — useful when Google Maps is only reachable from your own network or VPN, and free on every plan. Or run it on metered cloud at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage.
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Build a Google Maps API

Record it once, then call it from your software and your AI agents. Get started free.