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Google Maps API

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  1. Sign up for a Google Maps API key.
  2. Read the Maps API Developer's Guide.
  3. Read the Maps API Reference.
  4. Join the announcements group to receive important updates.

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What is the Google Maps API?

The Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your own web pages with JavaScript. The API provides a number of utilities for manipulating maps (just like on the http://maps.google.com web page) and adding content to the map through a variety of services, allowing you to create robust maps applications on your website.

New! Test out version 3 of the Maps API, which we've just released in Google Labs!

New! We've updated the Static Maps API significantly with new features including geocoding, polygons, and encoded polylines!

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The Maps API is a free service, available for any web site that is free to consumers. Please see the terms of use for more information.

To use the Maps API on an intranet or in a non-publicly accessible application, please check out Google Maps API Premier.

Who uses Maps APIs?

See what other companies are doing with Google Maps APIs.