# Google Maps Routes (`mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper`) Actor

A flexible scraper that returns the quickest route between two locations. Can filter paths by avoiding `Ferries`, `Highways` and `Tolls`

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [McDowell](https://apify.com/mcdowell) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel
- **Stats:** 44 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$30.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Maps Route Scraper

This is an unofficial google maps API.

- The crawler provides directions for the quickest route between 2 places.
- The crawler can filter out `Tolls`, `Highways` and `Ferries` before returning routes.
  Input Schema

```json
{
    "startLocation": "Orlando, Florida, USA",
    "destination": "Oak Ridge, Florida, USA",
    "tolls": true,
    "ferries": true,
    "highways": false,
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "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"
        }
    ]
}
```

Sample Output

```json
{
	"timeStamp": "2022-09-06T16:49:20.310Z",
	"start": "Orlando, Florida",
	"finish": "Oak Ridge, Florida",
	"distance": "7.7 miles",
	"duration": "15 min",
	"quickestRoute": [
		"Head west on E South St toward S Orange Ave: (0.3 mi)",
		"Use the left 2 lanes to turn left to merge onto I-4 W: (0.3 mi)",
		"Merge onto I-4 W: (1.9 mi)",
		"Keep right at the fork to stay on I-4 W: (1.2 mi)",
		"Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 79 for Orange County Road 423 S/John Young Parkway S: (0.6 mi)",
		"Merge onto S John Young Pkwy: (2.7 mi)",
		"Turn right onto W Oak Ridge Rd: (0.5 mi)",
		"Turn left onto Bonnie Brook Blvd: (0.1 mi)",
		"Turn left onto Casa Del Rey Cir [Restricted usage road]: (331 ft)"
	],
	"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"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `startLocation` (type: `string`):

The start of your trip

## `destination` (type: `string`):

End of your trip

## `highways` (type: `boolean`):

Uncheck if you would like to avoid highways

## `tolls` (type: `boolean`):

Uncheck if you would like to avoid tolls

## `ferries` (type: `boolean`):

Uncheck if you would like to avoid ferries

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

URLs to start with.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "highways": false,
  "tolls": false,
  "ferries": false,
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "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"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "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" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mcdowell/google-maps-route-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ugLd3SYpIjbLzr4EX/builds/yYHv1bo01jbEvfmFu/openapi.json