googlemaps/google-maps-services-js

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The official Node.js/TypeScript client library for Google Maps API Web Services, covering Geocoding, Elevation, Roads, Time Zone, Maps Static, and legacy Directions, Places, and Distance Matrix APIs. It provides typed methods and retry support for calling Google Maps Platform from server-side Node.js applications.

Use cases

• geocode addresses to lat/lng in node
• get driving directions between two points
• look up nearby places with the places api
• compute elevation for coordinates
• get timezone for a location
• call google maps apis from a node.js backend

When to choose

• you need server-side access to Google Maps Web Services from Node.js
• you want a typed, maintained client instead of raw HTTP calls
• you rely on legacy Directions/Places/Distance Matrix APIs

When to avoid

• you need the newer Places or Routing APIs, which have their own packages
• you want a client-side browser maps SDK for rendering maps
• your project is not Node.js based

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client sdk geospatial apis web-development developer-tools google-maps geocoding directions places-api elevation client-library maps-platform maps nodejs typescript javascript

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