Street View Static API overview

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The Street View Static API lets you embed a non-interactive Street View panorama or thumbnail into a webpage using simple HTTP requests.

• You'll need a Google Cloud project with billing enabled and the Street View Static API activated before you can start using it.

• Each request to the Street View Static API requires an API key and incurs a charge, and using a digital signature is recommended for security.

• You can monitor your API usage and manage costs through Google Cloud's monitoring and reporting tools.

• For publishing your own 360-degree imagery, explore the Street View Publish API.

European Economic Area (EEA) developers

If your billing address is in the European Economic Area, effective on 8 July 2025, the Google Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service will apply to your use of the Services. Functionality varies by region. Learn more.

Before you begin: Before you start using the Street View Static API, you need a project with a billing account and the Street View 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.

The Street View Static API embeds a static (non-interactive) Street View panorama or thumbnail into a web page without the use of JavaScript. Define the viewport with URL parameters sent through a standard HTTP request. The request returns a static image.

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?size=400x400&location=47.5763831,-122.4211769
&fov=80&heading=70&pitch=0&key=YOUR_API_KEY&signature=YOUR_SIGNATURE

See the developer guides for all required and optional parameters, and example requests and responses.

Note: Street View imagery comes from two sources: 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.

All Street View Static API requests require an API key to work, and should have a digital signature for maximum API security. Learn Google's recommendations for static web API best practices and API security best practices.

The Street View Static API is charged for each request to embed a static (non-interactive) Street View panorama. See Usage and Billing for more information.

Control your API usage and spend with monitoring and reporting.

More information

For more information on using the Street View Static API, or other Google Maps API products, be sure to check out the Maps API Support page.

If you're interested in publishing 360-degree street-view images, take a look at the Streetview Publish API.