Google Maps Tutorial

Google Maps API

This tutorial explains Google Maps API(AApplication PProgramming IInterface, Application Programming Interface).

API is a set of methods and tools that can be used to build software applications.

Google Map in HTML

This example creates a Google map in HTML:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>My First Google Map</h1>
<div id="googleMap" style="width:100%;height:400px;"></div>
<script>
function myMap() {
var mapProp= {
  center:new google.maps.LatLng(51.508742,-0.120850),
  zoom:5,
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("googleMap"),mapProp);
}
</script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_KEY&callback=myMap"></script>
</body>
</html>