Google api to fetch the location history of a user

Question

I am looking for a google api to fetch the user location history, I know google is storing users location history and we are able to track it from -

https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0

But is google providing an api through which we can access this user history through an app, I think google latitude used to that only but I am not sure and any ways it is shut down.

Answer 1

As far as I'm aware there is no API that achieves what you're after. I don't even think the latitude API provided tracking for other users.

Logically it could be a bit of an invasion of privacy if it did exist. Most people don't read the T&C's or permissions when they install an app and it would be fairly easy to use this for the wrong purposes.

Answer 2

Although there is no API ready for use one can build together a script based on Curl that sets the right cookies and retrieves the content like described by Terence Eden [LINK].

Another way - although not well suited for an app - is to create an archive of your Google account information (select only location history information to keep it small) and therewith getting a Json-file with all location information.

Answer 3

I have found this in the GOOGLE MAP website. there are other classes too Like Polygon. I didn't try this but Hope it will work.

// Instantiates a new Polyline object and adds points to define a rectangle    
 PolylineOptions rectOptions = new PolylineOptions()
            .add(new LatLng(37.35, -122.0))
            .add(new LatLng(37.45, -122.0))      
// North of the previous point, but at the same     
    longitude.add(new LatLng(37.45, -122.2))      
// Same latitude, and 30km to the west    
            .add(new LatLng(37.35, -122.2))      
// Same longitude, and 16km to the south    
            .add(new LatLng(37.35, -122.0));     
// Closes the polyline.    
// Get back the mutable Polylineenter code here
Polyline polyline = myMap.addPolyline(rectOptions);