Libraries

To load the JavaScript code for the Maps JavaScript API, you include a bootstrap loader script on your page, of the following form:

<script>
  (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
    key: "YOUR_API_KEY",
    v: "weekly",
    // Use the 'v' parameter to indicate the version to use (weekly, beta, alpha, etc.).
    // Add other bootstrap parameters as needed, using camel case.
  });
</script>

The Maps JavaScript API is made up of libraries that are not loaded until you specifically request them. Breaking up components into libraries allows the API to load (and parse) quickly. You only incur the additional overhead of loading and parsing libraries as you need them.

Load additional libraries at runtime, by using the await operator to call importLibrary() from within an async function. For example:

const { Map } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps");

The following code example shows loading both the Map and AdvancedMarkerElement libraries:

TypeScript

// Initialize and add the map
let map;
async function initMap(): Promise<void> {
  // The location of Uluru
  const position = { lat: -25.344, lng: 131.031 };

  // Request needed libraries.
  //@ts-ignore
  const { Map } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps") as google.maps.MapsLibrary;
  const { AdvancedMarkerElement } = await google.maps.importLibrary("marker") as google.maps.MarkerLibrary;

  // The map, centered at Uluru
  map = new Map(
    document.getElementById('map') as HTMLElement,
    {
      zoom: 4,
      center: position,
      mapId: 'DEMO_MAP_ID',
    }
  );

  // The marker, positioned at Uluru
  const marker = new AdvancedMarkerElement({
    map: map,
    position: position,
    title: 'Uluru'
  });
}

initMap();
index.ts

JavaScript

// Initialize and add the map
let map;

async function initMap() {
  // The location of Uluru
  const position = { lat: -25.344, lng: 131.031 };
  // Request needed libraries.
  //@ts-ignore
  const { Map } = await google.maps.importLibrary("maps");
  const { AdvancedMarkerElement } = await google.maps.importLibrary("marker");

  // The map, centered at Uluru
  map = new Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    zoom: 4,
    center: position,
    mapId: "DEMO_MAP_ID",
  });

  // The marker, positioned at Uluru
  const marker = new AdvancedMarkerElement({
    map: map,
    position: position,
    title: "Uluru",
  });
}

initMap();
index.js

Libraries for Dynamic Library Import

The following libraries are available for use with Dynamic Library Import:

Libraries for bootstrap URL (legacy)

The following libraries are supported for use with the legacy bootstrap script tag:
  • drawing provides a graphical interface for users to draw polygons, rectangles, polylines, circles, and markers on the map. Consult the Drawing library documentation for more information.
  • geometry includes utility functions for calculating scalar geometric values (such as distance and area) on the surface of the earth. Consult the Geometry library documentation for more information.
  • journeySharing provides support for the Google Maps Platform Transportation and Logistics solutions.
  • localContext shows users key places of interest near a location that you specify. Consult the Local Context library documentation for more information.
  • marker lets you add highly customizable, performant Advanced Markers to your maps. Consult the Advanced Markers documentation for more information.
  • places enables your application to search for places such as establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest, within a defined area. Consult the Places library documentation for more information.
  • visualization provides heatmaps for visual representation of data. Consult the Visualization library documentation for more information.

The following bootstrap request illustrates how to add a request for the google.maps.geometry library of the Maps JavaScript API, to the legacy bootstrap loader script:

<script async
    src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&loading=async&libraries=geometry&callback=initMap">
</script>

To request multiple libraries, separate them with a comma:

<script async
    src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&loading=async&libraries=geometry,places&callback=initMap">
</script>