# Connect Swiftype to Google Maps Platform

When **New Document** fires in [Swiftype](https://apiant.ai/connections/swiftype), 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.

Swiftype **1** trigger Swiftype **14** 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 Swiftype 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 Swiftype can start in Google Maps Platform

- When **New Document** in Swiftype then **Geocode Address** in Google Maps Platform
- When **New Document** in Swiftype 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 Swiftype and Google Maps Platform

## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 22 actions

- Trigger

**New Document**

Triggers when a new Document is created.

- Action

**Add domain**

Add a crawler domain to an Engine.

- Action

**Add engine**

Create a new Engine (index).

- Action

**Create Document**

Creates a new Document.

- Action

**Delete document**

Delete a document by document_id from a document type.

- Action

**Delete domain**

Remove a crawler domain from an Engine.

- Action

**Delete engine**

Delete an Engine by id.

- Action

**Get document**

Retrieve a single document by external_id from a document type.

- Action

**Get engine**

Retrieve a single Engine by id or name.

- Action

**List documents**

List documents within a document type/engine.

- Action

**List domains**

List crawler domains configured on an Engine.

- Action

**List engines**

List all Engines for the account.

- Action

**Recrawl domain**

Trigger a recrawl of a domain's crawled content.

- Action

**Search documents**

Perform full-text search over documents within an Engine.

- Action

**Update document**

Update fields on an existing document.

- 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

- [ **Swiftype** Swiftype is a hosted search solution that lets site owners deliver powerful, customizable search for their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/swiftype)
- [ **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

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- [ **Swiftype to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/swiftype-to-typeform)
- [ **Swiftype to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/swiftype-to-webflow)

## 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

## Swiftype and Google Maps Platform, answered

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### What can start an automation from Swiftype?

Any of Swiftype's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Document. 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 Swiftype?

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 Swiftype?

Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Swiftype. 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 Swiftype 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.
