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The Maps JavaScript API is a client-side web API that lets you create maps to show locations anywhere in the world, add your own custom graphics, animations, and interactive custom data layers, and create location-aware features by using the Places API in the Maps JavaScript API. With the Maps JavaScript API, you can:

• Create 2D and 3D maps to show locations anywhere in the world.
• Add customizable markers to indicate locations on a map.
• Use the Places library to get location data for over 200 million places.
• Customize the map's style and colors.
• Add your own interactive custom data layers.
• Display administrative boundaries and make them interactive.
• Add custom 2D and 3D graphics and animated content to your maps.

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See example code for Maps features

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Last updated 2025-02-07 UTC.