Origin and all requested destinations, starting with the first origin in The Distance Matrix API uses any number of origins (starting points) and destinations, and returns the distance and travel time between each You can request these kinds of distance data: The Distance Matrix API provides information based on the recommended routeīetween start and end points. Transit modes, such as bus, subway, train, tram, or rail. Mode of transportation, such as driving, biking, transit or walking, as well as You can specify several options, including With the Distance Matrix API, you can provide travel distance and time forĪ matrix of origins and destinations. What can you do with the Distance Matrix API You can get directionsįor a single origin and destination by usingĭirections API. This API is not designed to return route directions. ForĮxample, which workers to send to job sites, or from which warehouses to send Travel routes between multiple possible origins and destinations. You can use the Distance Matrix API to help determine the most efficient For eachĬombination of origin and destination, it returns travel distance and duration. The Distance Matrix API is a service that accepts an HTTPS requestĬontaining origins and destinations for a given mode of transport.