Find, enrich, and analyze location data from the world’s most popular mapping platform right inside your Gumloop workflows. Quickly discover nearby businesses, pull rich place details, and capture authentic customer reviews without writing a single line of code.
Access millions of businesses and points of interest worldwide, complete with ratings, contact info, and real customer feedback.

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What is Google Maps MCP?

The Google Maps MCP node adds AI powered access to Google Maps data. Simply describe the location data you need, and the node converts your prompt into the correct API calls. Because it understands natural language, you can search, enrich, or collect reviews without worrying about endpoints or parameters.

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What Can It Do for You?

  • Locate businesses or points of interest by keyword, category, or geographic area
  • Enrich any place with full contact details, ratings, and website links
  • Collect authentic customer reviews for reputation monitoring or sentiment analysis
  • Build hyper local lead lists with geo targeted searches that return names, addresses, and phone numbers

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Available Tools

ToolWhat It DoesExample Use
Search PlacesSearch for places on Google Maps by location and search terms”Search Places: in Los Angeles find vegan bakery and return name, address, rating, and Google Maps URL”
Get Place DetailsRetrieve comprehensive information for a specific place using its URL or place ID”Get Place Details for place ID ChIJ7aVxnOTHwoARxKIntFtakKo and return name, full address, phone, website, and rating”
Search By CategoryFind places that belong to a specific Google Maps category”Search By Category: category Coworking Space in Austin TX and return name, address, category, and place ID”
Get Place ReviewsPull customer reviews for a given place”Get Place Reviews for URL https://maps.google.com/?cid=13736365761726927490 and return reviewer name, rating, and review text”
Find Places In AreaList every place visible within a defined map area (viewport)“Find Places In Area: bounding box 40.7504,-73.9934 to 40.7624,-73.9804 and return name, category, and place ID”

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Credit Costs

ToolCredits Per Use
Search Places3 credits per item
Get Place Details5 credits per item
Search By Category3 credits per item
Get Place Reviews3 credits per item
Find Places In Area3 credits per item

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How to Use

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Create Your Google Maps MCP Node

Open your node library, search for Google Maps, and click “Create a node with AI”
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Add Your Prompt

Drag the Google Maps MCP node onto the canvas and write a clear, specific prompt describing the single action you want it to perform.
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Test Your Node

Run the node to check the output. Adjust the prompt if you need additional filters or fields.
4

Save and Reuse

Save your working Google Maps node to the library so you can drop it into any future workflow.

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Example Prompts

Here are some prompts that work well with Google Maps MCP: Local Business Search 
Search Places: within 5 miles of Times Square find "coffee shop" and return name, address, phone number, rating, and Google Maps URL
Place Enrichment 
Get Place Details for https://maps.google.com/?cid=8756404145620524755 and return name, full address, website, phone, rating, and opening hours
Category Based Discovery 
Search By Category: category "Pet Groomer" in Seattle WA and return name, address, rating, and place ID
Review Collection 
Get Place Reviews for place ID ChIJSYuuSx9awokRyrrOFTGg0GY and return reviewer name, rating, review text, and review date
Start with a narrow search or a single place ID to verify your output fields, then expand to larger searches once everything looks good.

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Troubleshooting

If your Google Maps MCP node is not behaving as expected, try these best practices:

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Keep Prompts Simple and Specific

  • Good: “Search Places: in Chicago find board game store and return name and address”
  • Less Efficient: “Search for board game stores in Chicago, then for each one get details and reviews, and finally summarize pros and cons”
For best results, create separate nodes for each action. Google Maps MCP works best with focused, single action prompts.

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Match What Google Maps Can Do

  • Good: “Get Place Reviews for place ID ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4 and return review text and rating”
  • Less Efficient: “Get Place Reviews and translate them to Spanish”
Google Maps MCP excels at gathering location data. For translation, connect the output to an Ask AI node.

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Break Complex Tasks Into Steps

Instead of trying to do everything in one prompt (which might cause timeouts or incomplete results): 
Search for coffee shops in San Francisco, get each shop’s details, pull the last 20 reviews, analyze sentiment, and write a summary blog post.
Break this into smaller, focused nodes:
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Step 1: Search Coffee Shops

Search Places: in San Francisco find “coffee shop” and return name and place ID
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Step 2: Enrich Places

Get Place Details for place_id_list and return name, address, phone, and rating
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Step 3: Collect Reviews

Get Place Reviews for place_id_list and return reviewer name, rating, and review text
Connect these nodes sequentially. The place IDs from Step 1 feed into Step 2 and Step 3.

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Focus on Data Retrieval

Google Maps MCP is great at getting information from Google Maps. For analysis or content creation, link it to other nodes. Example:
  • Good prompt: “Find Places In Area: bounding box 48.8566,2.3522 to 48.8666,2.3622 and return name, category, and place ID”
  • Less Efficient: “Find places in Paris and write a travel guide article”
Use an Ask AI node after Google Maps to generate articles, summaries, or insights based on the data you retrieved.

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Troubleshooting Node Creation

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