--- title: "Connect Facebook Messenger to Google Maps Platform - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Message Sent to Page\" fires in Facebook Messenger, your agent runs \"Geocode Address\" in Google Maps Platform." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-google-maps-platform" --- # Connect Facebook Messenger to Google Maps Platform When **New Message Sent to Page** fires in [Facebook Messenger](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-messenger), 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. Facebook Messenger **1** trigger Facebook Messenger **8** actions 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 Facebook Messenger 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 Facebook Messenger can start in Google Maps Platform - When **New Message Sent to Page** in Facebook Messenger then **Geocode Address** in Google Maps Platform - When **New Message Sent to Page** in Facebook Messenger 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 Facebook Messenger and Google Maps Platform ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 16 actions - Trigger **New Message Sent to Page** Triggers when someone sends your Facebook Page a new Messenger message. - Action **Get Conversation Messages** Returns the messages in one Messenger conversation of a Facebook Page, newest first. - Action **Get Message Details** Returns one Messenger message sent to or from a Facebook Page. - Action **Get Page Conversations** Lists a Facebook Page's Messenger conversations, newest first. - Action **Get User Pages** Retrieves a list of pages the user manages, including tasks and access tokens. - Action **Mark Message Seen** Marks a person's latest Messenger message to a Facebook Page as seen. - Action **Send Media Message** Sends an image, video, audio clip or file over Messenger from a Facebook Page to a person who has messaged the Page. - Action **Send Message** Sends a Messenger text message from a Facebook Page to a person who has messaged the Page. - Action **Toggle Typing Indicator** Shows or hides the typing indicator in a person's Messenger conversation with a Facebook Page. - 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 - [ **Facebook Messenger** Facebook Messenger is a messaging app and platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-messenger) - [ **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 Facebook Messenger - [ **Facebook Messenger to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-hubspot) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-salesforce) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-slack) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-google-sheets) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-gmail) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-google-calendar) ## More into Google Maps Platform - [ **Shopify to Google Maps Platform** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **Instagram to Google Maps Platform** Instagram is a social media platform for sharing photos, videos, and stories.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **Mapster to Google Maps Platform** Mapster is a feedback survey platform that helps you collect and analyze user feedback.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mapster-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **Paperless to Google Maps Platform** Paperless lets you create, sign, and manage intelligent documents on a single platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **TickTick to Google Maps Platform** TickTick is a simple and effective to-do list and task manager app with seamless cloud synchronization...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ticktick-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **HubSpot to Google Maps Platform** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-google-maps-platform) Questions ## Facebook Messenger and Google Maps Platform, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Facebook Messenger? Any of Facebook Messenger's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Message Sent to Page. 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 Facebook Messenger? 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 Facebook Messenger? Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Facebook Messenger. 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 Facebook Messenger 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 Facebook Messenger and Google Maps Platform without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app 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.