**European Economic Area (EEA) developers**

> [!NOTE]
> If your billing address is in the European Economic Area, effective on 8 July 2025, the [Google
> Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/terms/maps-platform/eea) will apply to your use of the Services. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/maps/comms/eea/faq.md.txt). In addition, certain content from the Maps Static API will no longer be returned. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/maps/comms/eea/maps-static.md.txt).

> [!NOTE]
> **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](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/cloud-setup).

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQbxy3FqOk)

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.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Street View imagery [comes
> 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/).

## A quick example

The following example contains the URL of a Maps Static API image of downtown
New York City, which is displayed below:

```
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Brooklyn+Bridge,New+York,NY&zoom=13&size=600x300&maptype=roadmap
&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:S%7C40.702147,-74.015794&markers=color:green%7Clabel:G%7C40.711614,-74.012318
&markers=color:red%7Clabel:C%7C40.718217,-73.998284
&key=YOUR_API_KEY&signature=YOUR_SIGNATURE
```

![Points of Interest in Lower Manhattan](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Brooklyn+Bridge,New+York,NY&zoom=13&size=600x300&maptype=roadmap&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:S%7C40.702147,-74.015794&markers=color:green%7Clabel:G%7C40.711614,-74.012318&markers=color:red%7Clabel:C%7C40.718217,-73.998284&key=AIzaSyA3kg7YWugGl1lTXmAmaBGPNhDW9pEh5bo&signature=GJnbP6sQrFY1ce8IsvG2WR2P0Jw%3D)

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](https://developers.google.com/maps/get-started.md.txt).

### Quotas and pricing

Review the [usage and billing](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/usage-and-billing.md.txt)
page for details on the quotas and pricing set for the Maps Static API.

### Policies

Use of the Maps Static API must be in accordance with the
[Google Maps Platform Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/).

## Learn more

See the [Maps Static API developers guide](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/dev-guide) for more examples, parameter usage,
troubleshooting, and other details.

The [Maps Static API developers
guide](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/dev-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.