Google Maps Platform Documentation | Navigation Connect API | Google for Developers

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Navigate and track trips seamlessly with Google Maps or Waze.

Get Started

Start building with Navigation Connect API.

Get started with Google Maps Platform

Create an account, enable the API, verify your app, and start building.

Create a trip

Learn how to create a trip and receive an authenticated trip token.

Navigate with Google Maps or Waze

Add a button in your app to launch Google Maps or Waze navigation.

Retrieve trip data

Retrieve trip data through API requests or Google Cloud Pub/Sub.

Features

Learn about core features of Navigation Connect.

Handle trip data

Check trip statuses and respond to navigation events that occur as drivers navigate to the destination.

Handle an added stop along the route

Understand and calculate trip data when a driver adds a stop to the trip.

Handle mid-trip app switching

Configure your app to continue navigation when the driver switches from Google Maps or Waze to your app before arriving at the destination.

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Last updated 2026-04-16 UTC.

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