--- title: "Connect Buy Me a Coffee to Google Maps Platform - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Member\" fires in Buy Me a Coffee, your agent runs \"Geocode Address\" in Google Maps Platform." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-google-maps-platform" --- # Connect Buy Me a Coffee to Google Maps Platform When **New Member** fires in [Buy Me a Coffee](https://apiant.ai/connections/buy-me-a-coffee), your agent runs **Geocode Address** in [Google Maps Platform](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-maps-platform). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buy Me a Coffee **3** triggers Google Maps Platform **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Buy Me a Coffee and Google Maps Platform to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buy Me a Coffee can start in Google Maps Platform - When **New Member** in Buy Me a Coffee then **Geocode Address** in Google Maps Platform - When **New Support** in Buy Me a Coffee then **Nearby Search** in Google Maps Platform Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Buy Me a Coffee and Google Maps Platform ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers ยท 8 actions - Trigger **Cancelled Membership** Triggered instantly when a member cancels their membership. Create a webhook in your Buy Me a Coffee dashboard under Integrations, paste in the address APIANT gives you, and select the membership.cancelled event. - Trigger **New Member** Triggered instantly when someone starts a membership. Create a webhook in your Buy Me a Coffee dashboard under Integrations, paste in the address APIANT gives you, and select the membership.started event. - Trigger **New Support** Triggered instantly when someone buys you a coffee. Create a webhook in your Buy Me a Coffee dashboard under Integrations, paste in the address APIANT gives you, and select the donation.created event. - Action **Geocode Address** Converts a street address or place description into latitude/longitude coordinates and a formatted address. - Action **Get Directions** Returns a route between an origin and a destination, with total distance, travel time and step-by-step legs. - Action **Get Distance Matrix** Returns travel distance and time for every pair of origins and destinations. - Action **Get Place Details** Returns the details of one Google Maps place, including its name, address, location, rating, phone number, website and opening hours. - Action **Get Route** Calculates a route between an origin and a destination address and returns its distance, travel time, route polyline and summary. - Action **Nearby Search** Finds places within a radius of a latitude and longitude, optionally limited to place types such as restaurant or gas station, and returns them with their address, location and rating. - Action **Reverse Geocode** Converts latitude/longitude coordinates into the nearest human-readable address. - Action **Text Search** Searches Google Maps for places matching a text query, such as "pizza in New York", and returns the matching places with their address, location, rating and contact details. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buy Me a Coffee** A free, fast, and beautiful way to fund your creativity.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buy-me-a-coffee) - [ **Google Maps Platform** APIs and SDKs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, and location-based data in apps.](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-maps-platform) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buy Me a Coffee - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Vercel** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-vercel) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Roboflow** Roboflow is an end to end suite of computer vision tools.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-roboflow) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-hubspot) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-salesforce) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Buy Me a Coffee's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Member, New Support and Cancelled Membership. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Google Maps Platform when something happens in Buy Me a Coffee? Any of Google Maps Platform's 8 actions, including Geocode Address, Get Directions, Get Distance Matrix and Get Place Details. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Google Maps Platform to Buy Me a Coffee? Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buy Me a Coffee. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Google Maps Platform's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buy Me a Coffee or Google Maps Platform? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Buy Me a Coffee and Google Maps Platform without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in Google Maps Platform once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.