Maps JavaScript API

Build dynamic, interactive, deeply customized maps, location, and geospatial experiences for your web apps.
Start building with commonly used features of the Maps JavaScript API.

Get started with Google Maps Platform

Follow the Google Maps Platform getting started guide to create an account, generate an API key, and start building.

Build your first map with a marker

Learn how to load the Maps JavaScript API, and add a map with a marker to your web app.

Customize the style of your map

Customize just about every aspect of the map, including roads, geographical features, points of interest, and more.

Add info windows to your markers

Show an info window with additional information and context when your users click on a marker.
Browse docs for core features of the Maps JavaScript API.

Map types

Display the road, satellite, hybrid, terrain, and custom maps.

Localization

Automatically localize text on the map into over 40 languages.

Markers

Display the default Google Maps marker, or add your own custom-styled markers.

UI controls

Customize the UI controls that appear on the map.

Events

Write code that reacts to user interactions and lifecycle events.

WebGL overlay

Build rich 3D and 2D experiences on the vector basemap with the power of WebGL.

Info windows

Add increased context and information to your markers with interactive info windows.

Shapes

Draw a variety of shapes on the map with built-in functions, including polylines and polygons.

Custom overlays

Create custom overlays to display data, imagery, and more on the map.

Ground overlays

Overlay your own custom imagery that stays in sync with the map when it pans and zooms.

Data layer

Display GeoJSON and other data types on the map in a variety of formats.

Custom styling

Custom style the appearance of almost every visual aspect of the map.

Tilt & rotation

Programmatically tilt and rotate the vector basemap in three dimensions.

Marker clustering

Group large numbers of markers for a cleaner user experience.

Heatmaps

Visualize the denisity of data at geographical points.
Bootstrap optional libraries when you load the Maps JS API to add extended functionality.

Libraries overview

Learn how to bootstrap available libraries when you load the Maps JS API.

Drawing library

Give your users the ability to interactively draw on the map.

Geometry library

Use utility functions that computate geometric data on the surface of the Earth.

Places library

Search for nearby Places, enable Place Autocomplete, and retrieve Place details and photos.

Local Context library (beta)

Add an interactive map with a place chooser consisting of a gallery of photos.

Visualization library

Visualize data intensity at geographical points with heat maps.
Try built-in data services to enrich your web apps.

Directions service

Get directions between two points on the map with up to 25 waypoints.

Distance Matrix service

Fetch travel distance and time for a matrix of origins and destinations.

Elevation service

Retrieve the elevation of locations on the surface of the Earth, including the ocean floor.

Geocoding service

Convert addresses or Place IDs to coordinates and vice versa.

Maximum Zoom Imagery service

Query for the maximum zoom level of imagery available at a location.

Street View service

Add 360 degree Street View imagery to your web apps, or upload your own imagery.
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Searching for Places

Use the Places library to search for nearby places.

Styling the map for dark mode

Use custom map styling to add a dark mode map to your web app.

Customizing marker icons

Change the marker icons on your map to a custom image.

Using custom overlays

Create a rich overlay on the map that stays in sync when the user pans and zooms.

Displaying a traffic layer

Display real-time traffic in a rich map overlay.

Tilting & rotating the map

Programmatically tilt and rotate the vector map in three dimensions.
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Issue Tracker

Report a bug or open a feature request.

Platform status

Find out about platform incidents and outages.

Support

Get help from the Google Maps Platform team.
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Last updated 2022-02-09 UTC.