routes-route-matrix

Sample code supporting Google Maps Platform JavaScript API documentation. author(s): Geo Developer IX Documentation Team

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2025 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->

<html>
    <head>
        <title>Route matrix</title>

        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
        <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
        <script>
            // prettier-ignore
            (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
                key: "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
            });
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="container">
            <div id="map"></div>
            <div id="sidebar">
                <h3 style="flex-grow: 0">Request</h3>
                <pre style="flex-grow: 1" id="request"></pre>
                <h3 style="flex-grow: 0">Response</h3>
                <pre style="flex-grow: 1" id="response"></pre>
            </div>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

CSS

/*
 * @license
 * Copyright 2025 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

/*
 * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
 * that contains the map.
 */
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

#container {
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
}

#sidebar {
    flex-basis: 15rem;
    flex-grow: 1;
    padding: 1rem;
    max-width: 30rem;
    height: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    overflow: auto;
}

#map {
    flex-basis: 0;
    flex-grow: 4;
    height: 100%;
}

#sidebar {
    flex-direction: column;
}

JavaScript

'use strict';
/*
 * @license
 * Copyright 2025 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

// Initialize and add the map.
let map;
const markers = [];
const center = { lat: 51.55, lng: -1.8 };

async function init() {
    //  Request the needed libraries.
    const [
        { Map },
        { Place },
        { AdvancedMarkerElement, PinElement },
        { RouteMatrix },
        { LatLngBounds, UnitSystem },
    ] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('maps'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('places'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('marker'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('routes'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('core'),
    ]);

    const bounds = new LatLngBounds();

    map = new Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
        zoom: 8,
        center,
        mapId: 'DEMO_MAP_ID',
    });

    // Build the request using Place instances.
    const origin1 = new Place({
        id: 'ChIJ83WZp86p2EcRbMrkYqGncBQ', // Greenwich, London, UK
    });
    const origin2 = new Place({
        id: 'ChIJCSkVvleJc0gR8HHaTGpajKc', // Southampton, UK
    });
    const destinationA = new Place({
        id: 'ChIJYdizgWaDcUgRH9eaSy6y5I4', // Bristol, UK
    });
    const destinationB = new Place({
        id: 'ChIJ9VPsNNQCbkgRDmeGZdsGNBQ', // Cardiff, UK
    });

    await Promise.all([
        origin1.fetchFields({ fields: ['location', 'displayName'] }),
        origin2.fetchFields({ fields: ['location', 'displayName'] }),
        destinationA.fetchFields({ fields: ['location', 'displayName'] }),
        destinationB.fetchFields({ fields: ['location', 'displayName'] }),
    ]);

    const destinations = [destinationA, destinationB];
    const origins = [origin1, origin2];
    const request = {
        origins,
        destinations,
        travelMode: 'DRIVING',
        units: UnitSystem.METRIC,
        fields: ['distanceMeters', 'durationMillis', 'condition'],
    };

    // Show the request.
   ...