--- title: "Connect Shippo to Google Maps Platform - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Order\" fires in Shippo, your agent runs \"Geocode Address\" in Google Maps Platform." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-google-maps-platform" --- # Connect Shippo to Google Maps Platform When **New Order** fires in [Shippo](https://apiant.ai/connections/shippo), 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. Shippo **2** triggers Shippo **18** 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 Shippo 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. [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 Shippo can start in Google Maps Platform - When **New Order** in Shippo then **Geocode Address** in Google Maps Platform - When **New Shipping Label** in Shippo 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 Shippo and Google Maps Platform ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers ยท 26 actions - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new order is created - Trigger **New Shipping Label** Triggers when a new shipping label is created - Action **Add address** Create a new address record. - Action **Add customs declaration** Create a new customs declaration for international shipments. - Action **Add customs item** Create a new customs item line for use in a customs declaration. - Action **Add parcel** Create a new parcel record (dimensions/weight). - Action **Add refund** Request a refund for a shipping label/transaction. - Action **Add shipment** Create a new shipment to generate rate quotes. - Action **Add shipping label** Purchase/create a shipping label (transaction) from a rate. - Action **Create Order** Creates an order. - Action **Find an Order** Search for an order by ID. - Action **Find a Shipping Label** Search for a shipping label by ID. - Action **Get address** Retrieve a single address by id. - Action **Get shipment** Retrieve a single shipment by id. - Action **Get tracking status** Look up the current tracking status for a shipment by carrier + tracking number. - Action **List addresses** List all addresses. - Action **List parcels** List all parcels. - Action **List rates for shipment** Retrieve the available carrier rates for a shipment. - Action **List shipments** List all shipments. - Action **Validate address** Validate an existing address by id. - 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 - [ **Shippo** Shippo provides a multi-carrier API and dashboard to help merchants and platforms get real-time rates, print...](https://apiant.ai/connections/shippo) - [ **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 Shippo - [ **Shippo to Attestwire** Validate EN 16931 e-invoices: XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, Peppol BIS](https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-attestwire) - [ **Shippo to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-slack) - [ **Shippo to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-google-drive) - [ **Shippo to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-stripe) - [ **Shippo to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-shopify) - [ **Shippo to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shippo-to-trello) ## 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 ## Shippo and Google Maps Platform, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Shippo? Any of Shippo's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Order and New Shipping Label. 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 Shippo? 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 Shippo? Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Shippo. 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 Shippo 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 Shippo 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.