share.google Links: What They Are and How to Open One in Apple Maps
Short answer
A share.google link comes from the Share button in Google Search, not from Google Maps. Opening it runs the same search again. It holds no address and no pin, only the words that were searched. Paste one into the box below and you get an Apple Maps search for the same words. For the exact place, share it from Google Maps instead.
Where these links come from
Search for a restaurant, a shop or a sight in Google Search or the Google app, tap Share on the result, and you get a link like https://share.google/AbCdEfGh12: the domain and a random code. The .google ending belongs to Google, so the link is genuine.
It looks like the short links Google Maps makes (maps.app.goo.gl/…), but it is a different thing. A Maps link leads to one place on the map. A share.google link leads back to a search results page.
What the link leads to
The random code redirects to a Google Search address. We followed 14 such links in November 2026 and every one ended like this.
| Part of the address | What it is |
|---|---|
google.com/search | A search results page, not a map |
q=… | The words that were searched, for example a name and a city |
kgmid=… | Google's own ID for the result. Only Google can read it |
There are no coordinates and no street address anywhere in it. That is why a share.google link cannot be turned into a pin: the only readable part is the search words.
How to get the place into Apple Maps
- Fastest: paste the link above. The converter follows the redirect, reads the search words and gives you an Apple Maps link that searches for them.
- Exact place: open the
share.googlelink, tap the map or the address in the result so it opens in Google Maps, tap Share there and paste that link instead. A Google Maps link carries the place's name and usually its pin. - By hand: open the link, read the name and address, and type them into Apple Maps.
A search is not a pin. Apple Maps looks the words up again. A name with a city usually finds one place; a bare chain name shows every branch nearby. Check the result before you send it on.
The converter says it could not resolve the link
The link was probably copied incompletely; the random code has to be whole. Copy it again from the message, or ask for the place name. Also see short link not working.
The link is about something that is not a place
The Share button in Google Search works on any result: a film, a recipe, a person. Such a link still resolves to its search words, but Apple Maps will find nothing useful for them.
FAQ
Is share.google a real Google link?
Yes. It is the domain Google Search uses for links made with its Share button, and the .google ending is owned by Google. Like any short link it only shows where it leads once it is opened, so paste it into the converter first if you want to check.
Is a share.google link the same as a maps.app.goo.gl link?
No. maps.app.goo.gl links are made by Google Maps and lead to a place, a pin or directions. share.google links are made by Google Search and lead to a search results page.
Can Apple Maps open a share.google link?
Not directly; Apple Maps does not read Google links. Paste the link into GoToAppleMaps and you get an Apple Maps link that searches for the same words.
Does a share.google link contain an address or coordinates?
No. It leads to the words that were searched and Google's own ID for the result. For a link with the place's name and pin, share the place from Google Maps.