Google Maps APIs

Google Maps APIs

by John Vincent


Posted on May 1, 2017


Use Google Maps API for application mapping needs.

Making Maps is easy using the Google Maps APIs.

Google API

Google API Manager

Select Project.

Create Credentials

Credentials, Create Credentials, API Key

Select the API Key

Key restriction: http referrers Accept requests from:

www.<domain>/*
<domain>/*
use ip if you wish

save>

Use Google Maps API

HTML code

<div class="google-map">
    <div id="map"></div>
</div>

Use following JavaScript

<script>
    function initMap() {
        var nyc = {lat: 40.757, lng: -73.99};
        var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
            zoom: 11,
            scrollwheel: false,
            center: nyc,
styles: [
    {"featureType": "landscape", "stylers": [{"saturation": -100}, {"lightness": 65}, {"visibility": "on"}]},
    {"featureType": "poi", "stylers": [{"saturation": -100}, {"lightness": 51}, {"visibility":"simplified"}]},
    {"featureType": "road.highway", "stylers": [{"saturation": -100}, {"visibility": "simplified"}]},
    {"featureType": "road.arterial", "stylers": [{"saturation": -100}, {"lightness": 30}, {"visibility": "on"}]},
    {"featureType": "road.local", "stylers": [{"saturation": -100}, {"lightness": 40}, {"visibility": "on"}]},
    {"featureType": "transit", "stylers": [{"saturation": -100}, {"visibility": "simplified"}]},
    {"featureType": "administrative.province", "stylers": [{"visibility": "off"}]},
    {"featureType": "water", "elementType": "labels", "stylers": [{"visibility": "on"}, {"lightness": -25}, {"saturation": -100}]},
    {"featureType": "water", "elementType": "geometry", "stylers": [{"hue": "#ffff00"}, {"lightness": -25}, {"saturation": -97}]}
]
        });
        var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
            position: nyc,
            map: map
        });
    }
</script>

For production, use

<script async defer
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=<your-api-key>&callback=initMap" type="text/javascript">
</script>

For development, use

<script async defer
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?callback=initMap" type="text/javascript">
</script>
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