Google directions node usage example

[Artem Pastukhov]

Hello!

Can someone provide google directions usage example?

I fill node config with my api key, origin as 52.6799577/39.5792643 and destination as 52.7315763/39.4743149, but i'm always getting { "code": 400, "message": "Please supply an destination value", "status": "MISSING_VALUES" }

[Mark Setrem]

It's not working for me either.  Also a quick scan at the code shows the same error message in 2 places in the code (directions.js) which probably isn't as helpful as it could be!

Looking at the console.log I get this:

node-red-0 (out): { error_message: 'This API project is not authorized to use this API. Please ensure that this API is activated in the APIs Console: Learn more: https://code.google.com/apis/console',

node-red-0 (out):   routes: [],

node-red-0 (out):   status: 'REQUEST_DENIED' }

so it looks like the instructions aren't right.

One thing that the instructions fail to do is to actually enable that API!

In the Google Developer Console under "Api & auth" select "APIs"

Search for "Directions API" click on it and then click "Enable API"

Using your example and replacing the "/" for a "," 

 I get { routes: [], status: 'ZERO_RESULTS' }

But using an origin of "Pratt’s Bottom, Kent" and destination of "Sandy Balls, Hampshire" I get directions returned so at least the node works,

 even if the instructions and error reporting are suboptimal!

[Dave C-J]

Mark,

to speed this up ... which two places ? 

Thanks

[Dave C-J]

Ah got it... wtf !

[Mark Setrem]

:) its the second one that's being triggered and is incorrect although main issue is missing enabling API :)

I opened a GitHub issue for this and a second one for another issue I was having with same node.

[Dave C-J]

Well it does all the hard work of working out what the error is and then ignores it and reports the wrong thing ...

Yup - fix inbound any sec.

[Dave C-J]

Also the lat lon format should be lat,lon     not lat/lon .... so info updated on that also.

[Artem Pastukhov]

it's working  after i change "/" to "," in coords.

You should also enable google directions api in developers console.