ChatGPT Plugin

MapQuest

Find places and get directions

Brand: MapQuest

Category: Travel & Hospitality
Primary Subcategory: Local Place & Price Finders

Integration details

Description

Get driving directions between any two addresses, with current traffic factored into your estimated arrival time. Search for restaurants, shops, services and other places near a location, and see how far away each one is. Look up the exact coordinates for an address, or find the nearest address for a set of coordinates. Running errands or making deliveries? Give MapQuest your list of stops and it will work out the most efficient order to visit them. Traffic incidents and construction along your route are flagged so you know what to expect before you leave.

Integration type: Plugin
Verification status: Not applicable
Platform: ChatGPT
Category: Travel & Hospitality
Primary Subcategory: Local Place & Price Finders
Secondary Subcategories: None listed
Brand: MapQuest
Access: Account required
First tracked: 2026-09-17
Tool count: 17
Market: US

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Primary Subcategory

Competing in ChatGPT Local Place & Price Finders

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Tools

17 tools agents can invoke

Geocode multiple addresses in a single request (up to 100). Returns coordinates for each location.
batch_geocode
Convert a street address or place name into geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude).
geocode_address
Find the most optimal route for a set of locations by reordering intermediate stops. Origin and destination remain fixed. Max 25 locations. Supports truck routing, date/time routing, traffic, toll costs, and time constraints on stops.
get_optimized_route
Calculate driving/walking/cycling/truck directions between two or more locations. Returns distance, time, and turn-by-turn narrative. Supports truck routing, date/time routing, traffic, toll costs, and route control points.
get_route
Calculate travel times and distances between a set of locations. Returns a matrix of time (seconds) and distance values.
get_route_matrix
Returns a directory of MapQuest APIs, SDKs, and tools with links to full documentation. Use this when you need to reference the real MapQuest API to write integration code, then follow the returned links for base URLs, endpoints, and parameters.
list_api_docs
Lists the authenticated user's active MapQuest API keys required for other tools. If the user lacks a key, direct them to create one at https://developer.mapquest.com/account.
list_api_keys
Estimate a device's geographic position from radio network signal measurements (cell towers and/or Wi-Fi). Submit one or more arrays of cellular or Wi-Fi measurements and receive a GeoJSON Point with accuracy estimates. At least one radio measurement array is required.
locate_device
Search for places (POIs) by name or category near a location. Returns results ordered by distance or relevance. Either a query (q) or category is required, plus at least one spatial parameter (location, circle, or bbox).
place_search
Convert geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) into a street address.
reverse_geocode
Find points of interest or hosted data results along a route (line). Useful for finding stops along a path between locations.
search_corridor
Find points of interest or hosted data results within a custom polygon shape. The polygon is defined by a series of lat,lng pairs where the first and last point are the same.
search_polygon
Find points of interest or hosted data results within a given distance of a location.
search_radius
Find points of interest or hosted data results within a bounding box (rectangle defined by upper-left and lower-right corners).
search_rectangle
Generate a static map image. Supports center/boundingBox positioning, location markers, routes (start/end or session), traffic overlays, shapes (polylines/polygons/circles), and banners. Returns the map as an image.
static_map
Get a list of traffic incidents (construction, accidents, congestion, events) within a bounding box.
traffic_incidents
Get the list of regions (markets) where MapQuest provides real-time traffic data. Useful for discovering which cities/areas have traffic coverage.
traffic_markets

FAQs

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What are MapQuest alternatives on ChatGPT?

As of 2026-11-01, MapQuest competes with Anywhere, Atly, Carburanti Italia, Cerca.me, Collecte MTL, Cooked?, CostLiving, Când Reciclăm and 30 more in ChatGPT Local Place & Price Finders, ranked by public Discoverability Score.

Where is this profile measured?

This profile uses the geography attached to the latest public registry snapshot: US. Locale tags are intentionally omitted.