Deprecations

This page lists all Google Maps Platform products and features which are currently in a deprecation period. This includes products under Maps, Routes, and Places.

How deprecation works

The deprecation period for a product or feature begins on the announcement date for the deprecation. The product or feature will continue to be available throughout the deprecation period (typically 12 months). Once the deprecation period has elapsed, the product or feature will be turned off, and will no longer be available.

Active deprecations

This section lists all products and features which are currently in a deprecation period.

Places fields open_now, utc_offset (November 20, 2019 - November 20, 2020)

The Places fields open_now and utc_offset in the Places Library, Maps JavaScript API are deprecated as of November 20, 2019, and will be turned off on November 20, 2020.

These fields are only deprecated in the Places Library, Maps JavaScript API.

  • The open_now field has been replaced by PlaceResult.opening_hours.isOpen() in Place Details. For Nearby Search and Text Search, use the openNow:true request parameter to filter for places that are currently open. No equivalent is provided for Find Place. To get this value, you must now make a Place Details request.
  • The utc_offset field has been replaced by PlaceResult.utc_offset_minutes in Place Details.

See Places Field Migration to learn more.

Places fields: reference, id, alt_id, scope (September 3, 2019 - June 3, 2020)

The Places fields reference, id, alt_id, and scope are deprecated as of September 3, 2019, and will be turned off on June 3, 2020.

  • The id and reference request parameters have been replaced by the place_id request parameter.
  • the alt_id and scope fields have no equivalent, as they were only used for the Place Add service which was turned off in July 2018.

See Place field migration for details.

Completed deprecations

This section lists all products and features for which the deprecation period has elapsed. These products and features are no longer available.

Fusion Tables Layer (Experimental) (December 3, 2018 - December 3, 2019)

The Fusion Tables Layer in the Maps JavaScript API was turned off on December 3, 2019, and is no longer available as of version 3.38 (3.37 is the last version to support fusion tables). Learn more.

Places SDKs for Android and iOS (January 29, 2019 - July 29, 2019)

Effective January 29, 2019, the upgraded Places SDKs for Android and iOS replaced the existing versions of the Places SDKs. The current versions of the Places SDK for iOS, the Places SDK for Android, and the Place Picker, were deprecated as of January 29, 2019, and were turned off on July 29, 2019.

Place Add and Place Delete (June 30, 2017 - June 30, 2018)

Effective June 30, 2018, the Place Add and Place Delete features have been turned off, and are no longer available.