Google Maps for e-commerce & retail

Google Maps Platform can help customers find locations, directions and information about your stores and products. With it, you can:

• Embed maps on your website with detailed location information
• Help customers find their preferred location and provide directions
• Allow customers to view available inventory by location

APIs that support maps, directions, and other information include:

• Maps APIs display static and dynamic maps and imagery with customizable styling to deliver the map experience you need for your customers and specific locations
• Places API can geocode your store information against a highly accurate national database of addresses
• Routes API provides time estimates and routes for driving, walking, cycling and public transportation

Google Maps Platform improves the online shopping experience for your customers. With it, you can:

• Make it easier for shoppers to enter their information
• Simplify transactions for mobile users
• Reduce data entry errors and the time and steps to complete transactions

APIs that support online transactions include:

• Geocoding API converts addresses to geographic coordinates, or the reverse
• Places API provides store information, including location, contact information, ratings and reviews
• Places API autocomplete feature enables users to populate known fields easily 

Related Resources

Case study: Second Street optimizes Google Places API Autocomplete

Google Maps Platform supports your shipping and delivery needs, including tracking inventory and vehicles, from global shipping to last-mile delivery. With it, you can:

• Enable customers and carriers to conduct shipping transactions
• Plan routes and provide directions based on rich location and real-time traffic data
• Combine with telematics and track the real-time location of cargo and vehicles, including where they’ve traveled and how often they’ve moved
• Obtain the information needed to optimize performance, routes, fuel usage, and maintenance

APIs that support shipping and delivery include:

• Maps APIs display static and dynamic maps
• Geocoding API converts addresses to geographic coordinates, or the reverse
• Places API sends drivers to precise addresses based on users’ reported locations
• Directions API provides directions and calculates current and future travel times based on real-time traffic
• Distance Matrix API delivers travel times and distances for one or more locations
• Roads API creates precise itineraries by determining the route traveled and nearest roads along the way