Now modify the above URL with other parameters that are required Once you have found the location on google maps, copy the browse URL into text the copied URL, copy the Longitude & Latitude into the Google static map API URL as depicted in the below URL(size parameter is required) I have searched for my home town main junction “Kurunegala Junction” Search for your prefered location with name of a city, road or another significant location information.

To find the parameters like “center” for your preferred location Replace the parameters with your prefered location parameters & your API key Use the URL with your API_KEY to get the map of New York city The Google Maps API is a web service that we can call by using a URL shown in the following example. This documentation explains everything you need to know about the maps API Go to Google maps static API for google developers documentation. “Enable APIs and get credentials like keys”Ĥ.2 In the API manager tab, select CredentialsĤ.3 Once you are in the Credentials menu, select “Add credentials” and select API key in the drop downĤ.4 In the next menu select key type as BrowserĤ.5 Provide a name to your key and click create.Ĥ.6 Copy the key value and use it in all request to google maps API You need a google account & an API_KEY to use the google maps static APIĪfter login open another tab and browse the google developer console.Ĥ.1 Once you are in the console dashboard, navigate to How to use Google maps static API to extract a Terrain(Satellite), Road.etc map?

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