Connect Google Maps to OpenClaw on Operator.io
Google Maps is a leading mapping and geolocation service for finding locations, routes, and businesses worldwide. It helps users access real-time navigation, geocoding, and mapping data for seamless location-based experiences.
Automate Google Maps with AI
Operator puts an OpenClaw agent in front of Google Maps. You describe the job from Telegram or Discord and it handles the rest inside Google Maps, picking the right calls from the 19 Google Maps actions and checking its own work as it goes.
Your agent reaches Google Maps directly or through connectors like Composio MCP and Pipedream MCP, which handle the sign in and token refresh for you, so there is nothing to wire up and no API keys to paste.
What your agent can do with Google Maps
Your agent can call any of these Google Maps actions by name as part of a larger task. Ask for the outcome you want and it picks the right ones.
Autocomplete Place Predictions
Returns place and query predictions for text input. Use when implementing as-you-type autocomplete functionality for place searches. Returns up to five predictions ordered by relevance.
Compute Route Matrix
Calculates travel distance and duration matrix between multiple origins and destinations using the modern Routes API; supports OAuth2 authentication and various travel modes. Matrix is capped at 625 elements (e.g., 25×25); chunk larger s...
Geocode Address With Query
Tool to map addresses to geographic coordinates with query parameter. Use when you need to convert a textual address into latitude/longitude coordinates using the modern v4beta API. Results may match multiple places — always verify `form...
Geocode Destinations
Tool to perform destination lookup and return detailed destination information including primary place, containing places, sub-destinations, landmarks, entrances, and navigation points. Use when you need comprehensive destination data fo...
Reverse Geocode Location
Tool to convert geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) to human-readable addresses using reverse geocoding. Use when you need to find the address or place name for a given set of coordinates. A single coordinate pair may return...
Geocode Place by ID
Tool to perform geocode lookup using a place identifier to retrieve address and coordinates. Use when you need to get detailed geographic information for a specific Google Place ID.
Geocoding API
Convert addresses into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and vice versa (reverse geocoding), or get an address for a Place ID. Uses the Geocoding API v4 (v4beta) which supports OAuth2 authentication. Exactly one of `address...
Geolocate Device
Tool to determine location based on cell towers and WiFi access points. Use when you need to find the geographic location of a device using network infrastructure data.
Get 2D Map Tile
Tool to retrieve a 2D map tile image at specified coordinates for building custom map visualizations. Use when you need to download individual map tile images for roadmap, satellite, or terrain views. Requires a valid session token from...
Get 3D Tiles Root
Tool to retrieve the 3D Tiles tileset root configuration for photorealistic 3D map rendering. Use when you need to initialize a 3D renderer with Google's photorealistic tiles following the OGC 3D Tiles specification. The Map Tiles API is...
Get Place Details
Retrieves comprehensive details for a place using its resource name (places/{place_id} format). Use when you need detailed information about a specific place.
Get Route
Calculates one or more routes between two specified locations. Uses various travel modes and preferences; addresses must be resolvable by Google Maps. Response `duration` is a string with 's' suffix (e.g., `"4557s"`); parse before displa...
Lookup Aerial Video
Tool to look up an aerial view video by address or video ID. Returns video metadata including state and URIs for playback. Use when you need to retrieve a previously rendered aerial video or check the status of a video render request. No...
Embed Google Map
Tool to generate an embeddable Google Map URL and HTML iframe code. Use when you need to display a map (place, view, directions, street view, search) on a webpage without JavaScript. Note: This API only works with API keys (no OAuth2 sup...
Nearby search
Searches for places (e.g., restaurants, parks) within a specified circular area, with options to filter by place types and customize the returned fields and number of results.
Get Place Photo
Retrieves high quality photographic content from the Google Maps Places database. Use when you need to download a place photo using a photo_reference obtained from Place Details, Nearby Search, or Text Search requests. Images are scaled...
Render Aerial Video
Starts rendering an aerial view video for a US postal address. Returns a video ID that can be used with lookupVideo to retrieve the video once rendering completes. Rendering typically takes up to a few hours.
Text Search
Searches for places on Google Maps using a textual query (e.g., "restaurants in London", "Eiffel Tower"). Results may include CLOSED_PERMANENTLY or TEMPORARILY_CLOSED places — filter by businessStatus=OPERATIONAL. Include city/region and...
Create Tiles Session
Tool to create a session token required for accessing 2D Tiles and Street View imagery. Use when you need to initialize tile-based map rendering or street view display. The session token is valid for approximately two weeks and must be i...
How to connect Google Maps
You authorize Google Maps once from your dashboard. Operator holds the connection and refreshes the access tokens on its own, so your agent keeps working with Google Maps without you signing in again. The same setup unlocks every other app your agent can reach, so you only do it once.
When you are ready, the get started guide walks through standing up your OpenClaw agent.
Common questions about Google Maps
- How do I connect Google Maps to Operator?
- You authorize Google Maps once from your Operator dashboard. Operator holds the connection and refreshes the access token for you, so your agent keeps working with Google Maps without you signing in again.
- Can my agent pull and update data in Google Maps?
- Yes. It can read records, write new ones, and answer questions about what is stored. Point it at Google Maps and ask for a figure or a list, or have it keep a table in step with another app you have connected, all in plain language.
- Do I need to write code or manage Google Maps API keys?
- No code and no API keys. You authorize Google Maps through a normal sign in and Operator handles the connection, so there is nothing to wire up or host.
- Can my agent use Google Maps together with my other apps?
- Yes. The same agent reaches every app you connect, so it can move between Google Maps and tools like Gigasheet, Nasa, Api ninjas in one job, reading from one and acting in another without you wiring anything between them.
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