This page is updated with each product release. The changelog lists releases by date and includes any new features, bug fixes, and significant performance improvements. You can also browse and filter all release notes for all products in the [Google API Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/release-notes). To subscribe to these release notes, add the [feed URL](https://developers.google.com/static/feeds/routes-api-release-notes.xml) of this page to your [RSS feed reader](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators). [](https://developers.google.com/static/feeds/routes-api-release-notes.xml) See the [Getting Started](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/release-notes/cloud-setup) documentation for information on how to get started using the Routes API. ## October 23, 2026 Change Routing parameters in route tokens that you pass to the Navigation SDK now take precedence over client-side settings, so navigation follows the planned route more closely. For more information, see How route tokens work for [Android](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/navigation/android-sdk/customize-route.md.txt#how_route_tokens_work) or [iOS](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/navigation/ios-sdk/route-customizations.md.txt#how_route_tokens_work). ## June 29, 2023 Announcement This release extends the General Availability (GA) release of the Routes API from March 2023. It includes the following features previously available only through the Directions API or Distance Matrix API. See the Release Notes for information about this release and all other releases. If you are a new user, see [Set Up your Google Cloud project](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/cloud-setup) to start the installation process. Feature You can now get a localized text representation of time, distance, duration, and transit fares using the inferred or specified language and measurement unit systems. For details, see [Request localized values](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/localized-values.md.txt). Feature You can now get HTML-formatted navigation instructions. For details, see [Extra Computations](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/reference/rest/v2/TopLevel/computeRoutes.md.txt#extracomputation). Feature You can now calculate routes with up to 25 intermediate waypoints with and let Google optimize the order of those waypoints for your route. For details, see [Optimize the order of stops on your route](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/opt-way.md.txt). Feature You can now compute routes for transit travel modes. For details, see [Compute a route on transit](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/transit-route.md.txt). Feature You can now specify a traffic model to use when computing routes with traffic. This is an experimental feature. For details, see [Specify the traffic model type to use](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/traffic-model.md.txt). ## March 08, 2023 Announcement **Routes API** Announcing the General Availability (GA) release of the Routes API. See the [Release Notes](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/release-notes.md.txt) for information about this release and for all other releases. If you are a new user, see [Set Up in the Google Cloud Console](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/cloud-setup) to start the installation process. Feature The [Compute Routes response](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/understand-route-response.md.txt) now contains the `geocodingResults` array. For every location in the request (origin, destination, or intermediate waypoint) that was specified as an **address string** or as a **Plus code**, the API performs a place ID lookup. Each element of this array contains the place ID corresponding to a location along with additional metadata. Locations in the request specified as a place ID or as latitude/longitude coordinates are ignored. Feature Along with place IDs and latitude/longitude coordinates, you can now specify a location in the GA release by using address strings ("Chicago, IL" or "Darwin, NT, Australia") and Plus Codes. For more information and examples, see [Specify location and route options](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/specify_location.md.txt). Change You must now explicitly enable the following features in the GA by adding the new array `extraComputations` field to the request: - [Toll information](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/calculate_toll_fees.md.txt) - [Fuel consumption](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/eco-routes.md.txt) - [Traffic on a polyline](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/traffic_on_polylines.md.txt) In the Preview release, you used a [field mask](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/choose_fields.md.txt) to configure the method to return information in the response for these features. In the GA, you still specify the field mask but now you must also set the new array `extraComputations` field. ## November 01, 2022 Announcement Added support for eco-friendly routing to the Routes API Preview. When you enable eco-friendly routing, the API returns an eco-friendly route showing the most fuel or energy efficient route based on your vehicle's engine type. For more information, see [Configure eco-friendly routes](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/eco-routes.md.txt). ## September 28, 2022 Announcement The Preview release of the Routes API is now available. For information about this release, and for all previous releases, see the [Release Notes](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/release-notes.md.txt) or subscribe to the Release Notes [XML feed](https://developers.google.com/static/feeds/routes-api-release-notes.xml). To start the installation process, see [Set Up in the Google Cloud Console](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/cloud-setup).