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The Maps Static API lets you embed a Google Maps image on your web page without requiring JavaScript or any dynamic page loading. The Maps Static API service creates your map based on URL parameters sent through a standard HTTP request and returns the map as an image you can display on your web page.
A quick example
The following example contains the URL of a Maps Static API image of downtown New York City, which is displayed below:
Notice that you don't need to do anything "special" to get this image to show up on the page. No JavaScript is required. All we needed to do was create a URL, and place it within an <img> tag. You can place a Google Maps Static API anywhere on your webpage where you can place an image.
Authentication, quotas, pricing, and policies
Authentication
To use the Maps Static API, you must first enable the API and obtain the proper authentication credentials. For more information, see Get Started with Google Maps Platform.
Quotas and pricing
Review the usage and billing page for details on the quotas and pricing set for the Maps Static API.
The Maps Static API developers guide is intended for website and mobile developers who want to include Maps Static API images within a webpage or mobile application. It provides an introduction to using the API and reference material on the available parameters.
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It requires a project with a billing account and API enablement. The API creates maps based on URL parameters and returns them as images. Users need to obtain authentication credentials. Usage is subject to quotas, pricing, and Google Maps Platform Terms of Service. The Street View imagery can come from Google or user-generated content, and users cannot control the source.\n"],null,["**European Economic Area (EEA) developers** If your billing address is in the European Economic Area, effective on 8 July 2025, the [Google\n| Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/terms/maps-platform/eea) will apply to your use of the Services. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/faq). In addition, certain content from the Maps Static API will no longer be returned. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/maps-static).\n**Before you begin:** Before you start using the Maps Static API, you need a project with a billing account and the Maps Static API enabled. We recommend creating multiple Project Owners and Billing Administrators, so that you'll always have someone with these roles available to your team. To learn more, see [Set up in Cloud console](/maps/documentation/maps-static/cloud-setup). \n\nThe Maps Static API lets you embed a Google Maps image on your\nweb page without requiring JavaScript or any dynamic page loading. The\nMaps Static API service creates your map based on URL parameters sent\nthrough a standard HTTP request and returns the map as an image you can\ndisplay on your web page.\n| **Note:** Street View imagery [comes\n| from two sources](https://www.google.com/streetview/): Google (non-public developer-controlled imagery), and the public (UGC, or public user-generated content). Note that there is no way to use only one source of Street View imagery over the other. Learn more about our [Street view imagery privacy policy](https://www.google.com/streetview/privacy/).\n\nA quick example\n\nThe following example contains the URL of a Maps Static API image of downtown\nNew York City, which is displayed below: \n\n```\nhttps://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Brooklyn+Bridge,New+York,NY&zoom=13&size=600x300&maptype=roadmap\n&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:S%7C40.702147,-74.015794&markers=color:green%7Clabel:G%7C40.711614,-74.012318\n&markers=color:red%7Clabel:C%7C40.718217,-73.998284\n&key=YOUR_API_KEY&signature=YOUR_SIGNATURE\n```\n\nNotice that you don't need to do anything \"special\" to get this image to\nshow up on the page. No JavaScript is required. All we needed to do was\ncreate a URL, and place it within an `\u003cimg\u003e` tag. You can\nplace a Google Maps Static API anywhere on your webpage where you can place an\nimage.\n\nAuthentication, quotas, pricing, and policies\n\nAuthentication\n\nTo use the Maps Static API, you must first enable the API and obtain the proper\nauthentication credentials. For more information, see\n[Get Started with Google Maps Platform](/maps/get-started).\n\nQuotas and pricing\n\nReview the [usage and billing](/maps/documentation/maps-static/usage-and-billing)\npage for details on the quotas and pricing set for the Maps Static API.\n\nPolicies\n\nUse of the Maps Static API must be in accordance with the\n[Google Maps Platform Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/).\n\nLearn more\n\nSee the [Maps Static API developers guide](/maps/documentation/maps-static/dev-guide) for more examples, parameter usage,\ntroubleshooting, and other details.\n\nThe [Maps Static API developers\nguide](/maps/documentation/maps-static/dev-guide) is intended for website and mobile developers who want to include Maps Static API\nimages within a webpage or mobile application. It provides an introduction to using the API and\nreference material on the available parameters."]]
