Google Maps

Tools for interacting with Google Maps services including place search, directions, geocoding, and more

GoogleMapTools enable an Agent to interact with various Google Maps services for location-based operations including place search, directions, geocoding, and more.

Prerequisites

The following example requires the googlemaps library and an API key which can be obtained from the Google Cloud Console.

pip install googlemaps

export GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

You’ll need to enable the following APIs in your Google Cloud Console:

• Places API
• Directions API
• Geocoding API
• Address Validation API
• Distance Matrix API
• Elevation API
• Time Zone API

Example

Basic usage of the Google Maps toolkit:

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.google_maps import GoogleMapTools

agent = Agent(tools=[GoogleMapTools()])
agent.print_response("Find coffee shops in San Francisco")

For more examples, see the Google Maps Tools Examples.

Toolkit Params

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
key	Optional[str]	None	Optional API key. If not provided, uses GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY environment variable

Toolkit Functions

Function	Description
search_places	Search for places using Google Maps Places API. Parameters: query (str) for the search query. Returns stringified JSON with place details including name, address, phone, website, rating, and hours.
get_directions	Get directions between locations. Parameters: origin (str), destination (str), optional mode (str) for travel mode, optional avoid (List[str]) for features to avoid. Returns route information.
validate_address	Validate an address. Parameters: address (str), optional region_code (str), optional locality (str). Returns address validation results.
geocode_address	Convert address to coordinates. Parameters: address (str), optional region (str). Returns location information with coordinates.
reverse_geocode	Convert coordinates to address. Parameters: lat (float), lng (float), optional result_type and location_type (List[str]). Returns address information.
get_distance_matrix	Calculate distances between locations. Parameters: origins (List[str]), destinations (List[str]), optional mode (str) and avoid (List[str]). Returns distance and duration matrix.
get_elevation	Get elevation for a location. Parameters: lat (float), lng (float). Returns elevation data.
get_timezone	Get timezone for a location. Parameters: lat (float), lng (float), optional timestamp (datetime). Returns timezone information.

You can use include_tools or exclude_tools to modify the list of tools the agent has access to. Learn more about selecting tools.

Rate Limits

Google Maps APIs have usage limits and quotas that vary by service and billing plan. Please refer to the Google Maps Platform pricing for details.

Developer Resources

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