# Connect Rendex to Google Maps Platform

When **New Completed Screenshot** fires in [Rendex](https://apiant.ai/connections/rendex), 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.

Rendex **1** trigger Rendex **13** 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 Rendex and Google Maps Platform to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

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.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

Example flows

## What Rendex can start in Google Maps Platform

- When **New Completed Screenshot** in Rendex then **Geocode Address** in Google Maps Platform
- When **New Completed Screenshot** in Rendex 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 Rendex and Google Maps Platform

## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 21 actions

- Trigger

**New Completed Screenshot**

Triggers when a background screenshot or PDF capture finishes.

- Action

**Capture Screenshot**

Captures a webpage or HTML as a PNG, JPEG, WebP, or PDF file.

- Action

**Capture Screenshot (Background)**

Queues a screenshot or PDF capture as a background job and returns a Job ID.

- Action

**Create Render Link**

Create a hosted, auto-caching image or PDF link for a URL, HTML, or Markdown — perfect for og:image social preview tags.

- Action

**Extract Text From a Web Page**

Get the clean article text (Markdown) from any URL.

- Action

**Find Website Watch**

Finds a watch by ID and returns its current status and details.

- Action

**Generate PDF**

Generates a PDF from a webpage or HTML with custom page size, margins, and orientation.

- Action

**Get Account**

Returns the account's plan, usage, and upgrade info.

- Action

**Get Job Status**

Finds a background job by ID and returns its status and result URL.

- Action

**List Website Watches**

Returns all configured website watches for the account.

- Action

**List Website Watch Runs**

Returns the run history (check results/changes) for a given website watch.

- Action

**Run a Check Now**

Trigger an immediate check of a watch, outside its normal schedule.

- Action

**Test a Website Watch**

Try out a watch on a page once, without creating it — check the page can be read and see what Rendex captures before you start monitoring.

- Action

**Update Website Watch**

Change a watch's schedule, alerts, or settings — or pause and resume it.

- 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

- [ **Rendex** Rendex is a screenshot and rendering API that turns URLs or HTML into pixel-perfect images and PDFs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/rendex)
- [ **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 Rendex

- [ **Rendex to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rendex-to-salesforce)
- [ **Rendex to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/rendex-to-slack)
- [ **Rendex to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rendex-to-stripe)
- [ **Rendex to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rendex-to-shopify)
- [ **Rendex to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rendex-to-trello)
- [ **Rendex to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/rendex-to-zoom)

## More into 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)
- [ **Salesforce to Google Maps Platform** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-google-maps-platform)

Questions

## Rendex and Google Maps Platform, answered

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### What can start an automation from Rendex?

Any of Rendex's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Completed Screenshot. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Google Maps Platform when something happens in Rendex?

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.

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### Can it also run from Google Maps Platform to Rendex?

Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Rendex. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Google Maps Platform's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for Rendex 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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
