Add a marker to a map

This example identifies a location on the map with a marker. When the user taps the marker, an info window appears.

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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';

/// This example identifies a location on the map with a marker.
/// When the user taps the marker, an info window appears.
class MarkerSample extends StatelessWidget {
  const MarkerSample({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return GoogleMap(
      initialCameraPosition: CameraPosition(target: LatLng(0, 0)),

      // Use this parameter to place markers on the map.
      markers: {
        Marker(
          // The id needs to be locally unique.
          markerId: MarkerId('my_nairobi_marker'),
          position: LatLng(-1.2898, 36.7747),
          infoWindow: InfoWindow(title: 'Nairobi', snippet: 'More info.'),
          onTap: () => debugPrint('tapped'),
        ),
      },
    );
  }
}
marker.dart
    

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Alternatively, clone the full set of samples to run them locally by executing the following commands:

  git clone -b flutter_samples https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/flutter-maps-samples.git
  cd flutter-samples
  flutter pub get