Roads API Usage and Billing

Roads API requests generate different SKUs depending on the type of request: nearest roads, route traveled with snap to roads, or speed limits.

SKU details and pricing for the Roads API

The following table shows the SKU details and pricing for the Roads API.

CategorySKU DetailsSKU Pricing
Pro SKU: Roads - Nearest Road Main pricing list
India pricing list
Pro SKU: Roads - Route Traveled Main pricing list
India pricing list
Pro SKU: Roads - Speed Limits1 Main pricing list
India pricing list

1 This SKU has limited access.

Usage limits

While there is no maximum number of requests per day, the following usage limits are in place for the Roads API:

  • Requests per minute are limited, calculated across all Roads API endpoints.

  • A maximum of 100 points per request.

Adjust quota

Quota limits define the maximum number of requests allowed for a specific API or service within a given timeframe. When the number of requests in your project reaches the quota limit, your service stops responding to requests.

To modify a quota value for your API, follow these steps:

  1. In the Cloud console, navigate to Google Maps Platform > Quotas.
  2. Select the API for which you want to modify the quota.
  3. Identify the quota value that you want to change, and select it using the checkbox.
  4. Click Edit, enter a new quota value, and click Submit request.

View quota increase requests

To view all quota increase requests, including past and pending requests:

  1. In the Cloud console, navigate to Google Maps Platform > Quotas.
  2. Select the API for which you want to view the quota increase request.
  3. Click Increase Requests.

Terms of Use restrictions

For information on terms of use, see policies for the Roads API, and the License Restrictions section of the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service.