Directions API

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Directions API is a Google Maps web service that provides route planning, turn-by-turn directions, and travel time estimates between locations for various modes of transportation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Google Maps Platform API
web service
authenticationMethod API key in request
billingModel pay-as-you-go
developer Google
documentationURL https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions
endpointBaseURL https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions
inputFormat HTTP URL request
outputFormat JSON
XML
partOf Google Maps
surface form: Google Maps Platform
provides route planning
travel time estimates
turn-by-turn directions
requires API key
supportsFeature alternative routes
arrival time specification
departure time specification
detailed step-by-step instructions
distance and duration per step
encoded polyline output
fare information for transit (where available)
ferry avoidance
ferry-only routes (where applicable)
highway avoidance
language localization
maneuver-level guidance
multiple waypoints
optimized waypoint ordering
region biasing
toll avoidance
traffic model selection
traffic-aware travel times
transit routing preferences
supportsParameter alternatives
arrival_time
avoid
departure_time
destination
language
mode
origin
region
traffic_model
units
waypoints
supportsTransportMode bicycling
driving
transit
two-wheeler (in some regions)
walking
usedFor fleet management
logistics and delivery optimization
navigation applications
ridesharing applications
travel and trip planning

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Roads API integratesWith Directions API
Google Maps supportsAPI Directions API