Google Static Map Maker

Treat the code like an image — you can use HTML or CSS to display it.

[[buildMapURL()]]

HTML

<img width="[[base.width]]" src="[[buildMapURL()]]" alt="Google Map[[base.auto != true && ' of '+ base.location || '' ]]">

Map with link to Google Maps

<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/[[ base.location.split(' ').join('+') ]]/"><img src="[[buildMapURL()]]" alt="Google Map of [[base.location]]"></a>

Map with link to Google Maps directions

<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//[[ base.location.split(' ').join('+') ]]/"><img src="[[buildMapURL()]]" alt="Google Map of [[base.location]]"></a>

CSS

background-image: url([[buildMapURL()]]);

1. You must create an API Key to use Google Static maps
2. Customize the fields to build your map.
3. The “Code” tab contains the code for your map including examples.
4. Copy and paste the code into your HTML document or a stylesheet.

You can add a static map to any website with simple HTML and no JavaScript. Using URL parameters, you can describe the type of map that you want and Google will send it back.

The Static Map Maker helps you configure the Google API parameters and gives you the code in real time.

Check out Google's static maps API.