GoogleMapsApi 1.8.0

Release history: see CHANGELOG.md.

GoogleMapsApi

A friendly, strongly-typed .NET wrapper for the Google Maps Web Services APIs — Geocoding, Routes, Directions, Distance Matrix, Elevation, Time Zone, Places, Address Validation, and Static Maps. Multi-framework (net10.0, net8.0, netstandard2.0, net481, net462), async-first, and battle-tested with 2M+ downloads on NuGet.

Supported APIs

Why this vs Google's official SDKs

Google's official .NET packages (e.g. Google.Maps.Routing.V2, Google.Maps.Places.V1) are auto-generated from gRPC service definitions — they're verbose, split across many packages, and feel like protobuf instead of .NET. GoogleMapsApi is a single, idiomatic NuGet package: one install, async-first, multi-target (modern .NET through legacy .NET Framework), with hand-crafted request/response types that read like normal C#.

Installation

Install via NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package GoogleMapsApi

Or via .NET CLI:

dotnet add package GoogleMapsApi

Looking for runnable examples? See samples/ — console, ASP.NET Core minimal API, and Blazor Server.

Quickstart

API Key Configuration

You can configure your Google Maps API key in several ways:

// Option 1: Set API key per request
DirectionsRequest directionsRequest = new DirectionsRequest()
{
    Origin = "NYC, 5th and 39",
    Destination = "Philadelphia, Chestnut and Walnut",
    ApiKey = "your-google-maps-api-key"
};

// Option 2: Set globally via app.config/appsettings.json (see wiki for details)

For more configuration options and detailed guides, see the wiki. Full API reference is published at maximn.github.io/google-maps.

Code Examples

Basic Usage (async-first)

using GoogleMapsApi;
using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Common;
using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Directions.Request;
using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Directions.Response;
using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Geocoding.Request;
using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Geocoding.Response;
using GoogleMapsApi.StaticMaps;
using GoogleMapsApi.StaticMaps.Entities;

//Static class use (Directions) (Can be made from static/instance class)
DirectionsRequest directionsRequest = new DirectionsRequest()
{
    Origin = "NYC, 5th and 39",
    Destination = "Philadelphia, Chestnut and Walnut",
};

// Async call (recommended)
DirectionsResponse directions = await GoogleMaps.Directions.QueryAsync(directionsRequest);
Console.WriteLine(directions);

//Instance class use (Geocode)  (Can be made from static/instance class)
GeocodingRequest geocodeRequest = new GeocodingRequest()
{
    Address = "new york city",
};
var geocodingEngine = GoogleMaps.Geocode;
GeocodingResponse geocode = await geocodingEngine.QueryAsync(geocodeRequest);
Console.WriteLine(geocode);

// Static maps API - get static map of with the path of the directions request
StaticMapsEngine staticMapGenerator = new StaticMapsEngine();

//Path from previos directions request
IEnumerable<Step> steps = directions.Routes.First().Legs.First().Steps;
// All start locations
IList<ILocationString> path = steps.Select(step => step.StartLocation).ToList<ILocationString>();
// also the end location of the last step
path.Add(steps.Last().EndLocation);

string url = staticMapGenerator.GenerateStaticMapURL(new StaticMapRequest(new Location(40.38742, -74.55366), 9, new ImageSize(800, 400))
{
    Pathes = new List<GoogleMapsApi.StaticMaps.Entities.Path>(){ new GoogleMapsApi.StaticMaps.Entities.Path()
    {
            Style = new PathStyle()
            {
                    Color = "red"
            },
            Locations = path
    }}
});
Console.WriteLine("Map with path: " + url);

Routes API (modern replacement for Directions)

The Routes API is Google's modern replacement for the Directions API — it supports real-time traffic, eco-routing, toll calculation, two-wheeled vehicles, and route alternatives. Unlike Directions, it requires a field mask to constrain the response. A sensible default is pre-populated; tighten it to reduce response size and cost.

using GoogleMapsApi;
using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Routes.Request;

var request = new RoutesRequest
{
    ApiKey = "your-google-maps-api-key",
    Origin = Waypoint.FromAddress("San Francisco, CA"),
    Destination = Waypoint.FromAddress("Mountain View, CA"),
    TravelMode = RoutesTravelMode.Drive,
    RoutingPreference = RoutingPreference.TrafficAware,
    // FieldMask defaults to a Directions-equivalent shape; override to slim the response.
};

var response = await GoogleMaps.Routes.QueryAsync(request);
var route = response.Routes![0];
Console.WriteLine($"{route.DistanceMeters} m, {route.DurationSeconds} s");

Instance-based client (IHttpClientFactory-friendly)

In addition to the static GoogleMaps facade, you can use the instance-based GoogleMapsClient that accepts an injected HttpClient. This is the recommended pattern for ASP.NET Core, minimal APIs, and worker services — it plays nicely with IHttpClientFactory, per-instance event handlers, and an ambient API key that is auto-filled into requests when not set explicitly.

// Register once at startup
services.AddHttpClient<IGoogleMapsClient, GoogleMapsClient>();
services.AddSingleton(new GoogleMapsClientOptions { ApiKey = "your-google-maps-api-key" });

// Inject and use
public class GeocodingService(IGoogleMapsClient maps)
{
    public Task<GeocodingResponse> LookupAsync(string address)
        => maps.Geocode.QueryAsync(new GeocodingRequest { Address = address });
}

Without DI:

using var http = new HttpClient();
var maps = new GoogleMapsClient(http, new GoogleMapsClientOptions { ApiKey = "your-key" });

var result = await maps.Directions.QueryAsync(new DirectionsRequest { Origin = "NYC", Destination = "DC" });

Per-instance events (no global state):

maps.Geocode.OnUriCreated += uri => uri;          // inspect/rewrite outgoing URI
maps.Geocode.OnRawResponseReceived += bytes => { }; // tap raw JSON

Synchronous Usage

Synchronous calls are also supported via Query (use QueryAsync whenever possible):

DirectionsResponse directions = GoogleMaps.Directions.Query(directionsRequest);
Console.WriteLine(directions);

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