Is there an API to programmatically create a guide for iOS 14 Maps? I know third-parties are curating Guides. I'd like to programmatically create a guide.
iOS 14 Maps Guides API
I’m curious about this as well. Would love the ability to read a user’s Guides.
I want to migrate my Google maps saved lists, sorted by country and city to Apple Maps. The only way is Apple Maps guides, but I cannot find the API. I have created my pet project, and only this part is missing.
Same here, I have a list of locations that I would like to build into a Maps guide, but ... A little help Apple?
I am just tired waiting, I have created tool https://www.gotoapplemaps.com tool that helps users migrate Google Maps saved places into Apple Maps Guides. Would love to connect and share what I’ve built, in case it’s relevant to your work
Input:
https://maps.apple.com/guides?user=CgZOb3J3YXkSDQiuTRC%2Ftp738KjgnkgSDQiuTRDTvNu52eDB8yASDQiuTRCsttyBoo2Y9ksSDQiuTRDs8sbj4ti70DcSDgiuTRDK3uiNlO2%2F8aYBEg0Irk0Q1ZXczsXCt4cV
Step-by-step:
- Extract query param
user=. - Percent-decode
%2F->/. - Base64-decode into 99 bytes.
- Protobuf parse yields:
- Field 1 (string):
"Norway" - Field 2 (repeated submessage): 6 entries
For this sample, each Field 2 entry is a tiny submessage containing exactly two varints:
- Entry message Field 1 (varint): constant
9902across all entries - Entry message Field 2 (varint): a 64-bit identifier-like value (varies per entry)
Example Field 2 entries decoded from this sample (showing entry submessage fields):
- entry 1:
{1: 9902, 2: 5205458886502882111} - entry 2:
{1: 9902, 2: 2370871449427041875} - entry 3:
{1: 9902, 2: 5470853656271592236} - entry 4:
{1: 9902, 2: 4008466203276327276} - entry 5:
{1: 9902, 2: 12025454782572015434} - entry 6:
{1: 9902, 2: 1517394303458413269}
Interpretation (best-fit): this particular user= payload variant encodes a guide title plus a repeated list of place references, where each reference is (a) a constant type/provider discriminator (9902) and (b) a large numeric place ID.