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Google Maps Platform
Documentation

All the information you need to bring the real world to your web and mobile apps with
Google Maps Platform SDKs and APIs for Maps, Routes, and Places.

SDKs & APIs

Explore, learn, and build with comprehensive documentation, sample code, example apps, and more.

Bring the real world to your users with dynamic maps for the web and mobile.

JS Android iOS HTML

Display a static map on your website.

URL

Add 360° Street View imagery to your apps.

JS Android iOS API

Get the elevation of one or a series of locations.

JS API

Provide directions for multiple transportation modes, featuring real-time traffic information.

JS API

Calculate travel times and distances for multiple origins and destinations.

JS API

Identify nearby roads using coordinates.

API

Performance optimized version of the Directions API and Distance Matrix API, with additional features.

API

Integrate Google’s Place details, search, and autocomplete into your apps.

JS Android iOS API

Convert coordinates into addresses and addresses into coordinates.

JS Android iOS API

Get an approximate device location using nearby cell towers and WiFi nodes.

API

Validate an address and its components.

API

Determine the time zone for a set of coordinates.

API

Get started

Learn the basics of using Google Maps Platform APIs & SDKs.

  • Getting started guide

    Create an account, generate an API key, enable APIs and SDKs, and start building.

    > Read the guide and get started fast

  • Build your first map

    New to Google Maps Platform? Build your first map with a marker.

    > Try it for JavaScript, Android, and iOS

  • Search for Places

    Learn how to query Google Maps Platform's comprehensive database of rich place data.

    > Try it with the Maps JavaScript API and Places API

  • Get directions

    Get your users where they're going fast, with accurate, real-time directions.

    > Try it with the Maps JavaScript API and Directions API
Browse the docs for some of the most popular Google Maps Platform features.
Maps
Use the MarkerClustererPlus library to display large numbers of markers.
JS Android iOS
Maps Routes Places
Integrate the Maps JavaScript API into your web app with TypeScript.
JS
Maps
Create and manage custom map styles from the Google Cloud Console.
All platforms
Maps
Display informational text or images to your users in a popup window above the map.
JS Android iOS
Places
Integrate a place search dialog with built-in autocomplete functionality into your web and mobile apps.
JS Android iOS API
Places
Learn how to get the latitude and longitude coordinates for an address or the address for coordinates.
JS API
Routes
Retrieve directions for multiple modes of transportation and waypoints.
JS API
Places
Look up rich information about places, including the name, address, location, and more.
JS Android iOS API
Routes
Fetch travel distance and time for a matrix of origins and destinations.
JS API

Industry solutions

Check out the industry-specific solutions offered by Google Maps Platform.
Create immersive, real-world games with millions of customizable 3D structures, up-to-date global data, and seamless integration with Unity.
Integrate Google Maps directly into your ridesharing app to decrease navigation friction for your drivers and improve wait times for your customers.
Improve business efficiencies by locating vehicles and assets in real time, visualizing where assets have traveled, and routing vehicles with complex trips.

Help & Support

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