Turn Google Maps into a REST + MCP endpoint
Writ turns the Google Maps actions you already do in a browser into a callable REST endpoint your software (and your AI agents) can call.
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/google-maps/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }' No Google Maps API yet? Build one in minutes
Record the Google Maps task once (search a place or area, then open a listing) and call it as a REST endpoint and an MCP tool. No backend project, no waiting on Google Maps to ship an API.
- 1Record the Google Maps task once
Open the recorder and search a place or area on Google Maps in a real browser. Writ captures each step, including login and 2FA, into a reusable workflow.
- 2Publish it as an endpoint
One click turns the workflow into a callable REST endpoint at /v1/google-maps/run and a matching MCP tool. Inputs become a typed schema.
- 3Call it from anything
Call Google Maps from your code, a no-code tool, or an AI agent. Run it on your own machine for free, or on metered cloud.
Read the REST API docs, see what's possible on workflows, or search for another site. Free to start. See pricing.
Google Maps doesn't give you the endpoint you need
Google Maps has an API, but authorized lookups the browser captures the same place data.
Writ closes that gap. Record the Google Maps task once (or describe it to an AI session) and publish it as a REST endpoint at /v1/google-maps/run and a matching MCP tool. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
What you can call on Google Maps
Each operation below is a real Google Maps action recorded into a workflow and exposed as a typed endpoint.
Returns structured fields such as business name, rating, review count, hours: typed JSON, not raw page text.
A real Google Maps endpoint, authorized with a wt_ key
POST your inputs, get structured output. Authenticate every call with a scoped wt_ key.
curl -X POST https://api.usewrit.app/v1/google-maps/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer wt_8f2c...a91" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "input": { "query": "your search term" } }' import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://api.usewrit.app/v1/google-maps/run",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer wt_8f2c...a91"},
json={"input": {"query": "your search term"}},
)
print(r.json()["output"]) {
"run_id": "run_goog_7b21",
"status": "succeeded",
"output": {
"business_name": "...",
"rating": "...",
"review_count": "..."
}
} Also an MCP tool. The same workflow is exposed as an MCP tool your AI agent can call. See Google Maps MCP tools, or browse all MCP clients.
Login, 2FA, and dynamic pages on Google Maps
The reason Google Maps has no usable API is the same reason it's hard to automate. Writ handles it.
Google Maps place pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture details and reviews that load dynamically.
Three ways to build your Google Maps endpoint
Pick whichever fits the task. All three produce the same callable workflow.
Built on the same engine as the recorder and workflows.
Trigger your Google Maps endpoint on a change
Monitor Google Maps for rating change, new review, hours change and fire this endpoint the instant something changes.
Monitors check as fast as every 10s (10s on Enterprise). A detected change becomes an automation trigger that runs your workflow in seconds. Monitor Google Maps ▸
Free on your own machine, or on cloud
Local / BYO agent
No compute charge. The agent runs on your hardware, so it can reach Google Maps even from an intranet or VPN-only network, and your AI keys never leave your machine.
Writ cloud
Metered by running time at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. No infrastructure to manage.
Other ways to work with Google Maps
Google Maps API questions
Does Google Maps have an API?
Is there a ready-made Google Maps API I can use?
Is it allowed to automate Google Maps this way?
Does this work with Google Maps login and 2FA?
Can I run it on my own machine?
Build a Google Maps API
Record it once, then call it from your software and your AI agents. Get started free.