# resolve_maps_urls

Resolves a list of Google Maps URLs into canonical Google Maps Place IDs. When to call this tool (CRITICAL): * Use this tool when the user provides one or more Google Maps sharing links or URLs (e.g. 'https://maps.app.goo.gl/...', 'https://www.google.com/maps/place/...', or 'https://maps.google.com/...') and you need to extract the underlying canonical Place IDs. * You can specify up to 20 URLs to resolve in a single batch request. Input Requirements (CRITICAL): * urls (array of strings - MANDATORY): The list of Google Maps URLs to resolve. Each URL must be a valid, single-place Google Maps URL. Error Handling (CRITICAL): * This is a batch processing tool. A request might return "mixed results" (e.g. some URLs resolve successfully while others fail). * The output list of entities is guaranteed to map 1:1 with the input urls indices. A failed URL resolution will result in an empty Entity message (no fields are set) at its corresponding index in the entities list. * You MUST check the failed_requests map field in the response to identify which specific URL index failed. The key of failed_requests represents the 0-based index of the failed URL in the request. Do not assume the entire batch call failed because of a partial failure.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `resolve_maps_urls`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp/resolve-maps-urls

## Facts

- Tool: `resolve_maps_urls`
- Server: Mcp (`https://mapstools.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://mapstools.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `urls` | array | yes | Required. The Google Maps URLs to be resolved. Each URL should be a valid Google Maps URL, for example, https://maps.app.goo.gl/..., https://www.google.com/maps |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "resolve_maps_urls",
    "arguments": {
      "urls": []
    }
  }
}
```

## Why resolve_maps_urls is rated Low

This tool only reads/queries data by converting Google Maps URLs into Place IDs. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, and simply performs a lookup/resolution operation. Blast radius if misused is minimal — it only retrieves identifier information.

From the tool's own definition: "Resolves a list of Google Maps URLs into canonical Google Maps Place IDs"

## Use case

AI agents call resolve_maps_urls to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "resolve_maps_urls": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (4)

- `compute_routes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp/compute-routes.md
- `lookup_weather` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp/lookup-weather.md
- `resolve_names` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp/resolve-names.md
- `search_places` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp/search-places.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

---

Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-mapstools-mcp