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Google maps on Capacitor

Install

npm install @capacitor/google-maps
npx cap sync

API Keys

To use the Google Maps SDK on any platform, API keys associated with an account with billing enabled are required. These can be obtained from the Google Cloud Console. This is required for all three platforms, Android, iOS, and Javascript. Additional information about obtaining these API keys can be found in the Google Maps documentation for each platform.

iOS

The Google Maps SDK supports the use of showing the users current location via enableCurrentLocation(bool). To use this, Apple requires privacy descriptions to be specified in Info.plist:

  • NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription (Privacy - Location When In Use Usage Description)

Read about Configuring Info.plist in the iOS Guide for more information on setting iOS permissions in Xcode.

Minimum Deployment Target

Version 6 of this plugin has a minimum deployment target of iOS 14.0. You will need to edit ios/App/Podfile and change the following line from 13.0 to 14.0:

platform :ios, '14.0'

Additionally, you will need to open your project in XCode and in the Build Settings tab for your Project and for each Target set the iOS Deployment Target to iOS 14.0 or higher.

Typescript Configuration

Your project will also need have skipLibCheck set to true in tsconfig.json.

Migrating from older versions

The main Google Maps SDK now supports running on simulators on Apple Silicon Macs, but make sure you have the latest version of Google-Maps-iOS-Utils installed.

If you added the previous workaround for getting the unreleased version, you can delete it now by removing this line from ios/App/Podfile:

pod 'Google-Maps-iOS-Utils', :git => 'https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-ios-utils.git', :commit => '637954e5bcb2a879c11a6f2cead153a6bad5339f'

Then run pod update Google-Maps-iOS-Utils from the ios/App/ folder:

cd ios/App
pod update Google-Maps-iOS-Utils

Android

The Google Maps SDK for Android requires you to add your API key to the AndroidManifest.xml file in your project.

<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY" android:value="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"/>

To use certain location features, the SDK requires the following permissions to also be added to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

Variables

This plugin will use the following project variables (defined in your app's variables.gradle file):

  • googleMapsPlayServicesVersion: version of com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps (default: 18.2.0)
  • googleMapsUtilsVersion: version of com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils (default: 3.8.2)
  • googleMapsKtxVersion: version of com.google.maps.android:maps-ktx (default: 5.0.0)
  • googleMapsUtilsKtxVersion: version of com.google.maps.android:maps-utils-ktx (default: 5.0.0)
  • kotlinxCoroutinesVersion: version of org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android and org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core (default: 1.7.3)
  • androidxCoreKTXVersion: version of androidx.core:core-ktx (default: 1.12.0)
  • kotlin_version: version of org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib (default: 1.9.10)

Usage

The Google Maps Capacitor plugin ships with a web component that must be used to render the map in your application as it enables us to embed the native view more effectively on iOS. The plugin will automatically register this web component for use in your application.

For Angular users, you will get an error warning that this web component is unknown to the Angular compiler. This is resolved by modifying the module that declares your component to allow for custom web components.

import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';

@NgModule({
  schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA]
})

Include this component in your HTML and assign it an ID so that you can easily query for that element reference later.

<capacitor-google-map id="map"></capacitor-google-map>

On Android, the map is rendered beneath the entire webview, and uses this component to manage its positioning during scrolling events. This means that as the developer, you must ensure that the webview is transparent all the way through the layers to the very bottom. In a typically Ionic application, that means setting transparency on elements such as IonContent and the root HTML tag to ensure that it can be seen. If you can't see your map on Android, this should be the first thing you check.

On iOS, we render the map directly into the webview and so the same transparency effects are not required. We are investigating alternate methods for Android still and hope to resolve this better in a future update.

The Google Map element itself comes unstyled, so you should style it to fit within the layout of your page structure. Because we're rendering a view into this slot, by itself the element has no width or height, so be sure to set those explicitly.

capacitor-google-map {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 275px;
  height: 400px;
}

Next, we should create the map reference. This is done by importing the GoogleMap class from the Capacitor plugin and calling the create method, and passing in the required parameters.

import { GoogleMap } from '@capacitor/google-maps';

const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE';

const mapRef = document.getElementById('map');

const newMap = await GoogleMap.create({
  id: 'my-map', // Unique identifier for this map instance
  element: mapRef, // reference to the capacitor-google-map element
  apiKey: apiKey, // Your Google Maps API Key
  config: {
    center: {
      // The initial position to be rendered by the map
      lat: 33.6,
      lng: -117.9,
    },
    zoom: 8, // The initial zoom level to be rendered by the map
  },
});

At this point, your map should be created within your application. Using the returned reference to the map, you can easily interact with your map in a number of way, a few of which are shown here.

const newMap = await GoogleMap.create({...});

// Add a marker to the map
const markerId = await newMap.addMarker({
  coordinate: {
    lat: 33.6,
    lng: -117.9
  }
});

// Move the map programmatically
await newMap.setCamera({
  coordinate: {
    lat: 33.6,
    lng: -117.9
  }
});

// Enable marker clustering
await newMap.enableClustering();

// Handle marker click
await newMap.setOnMarkerClickListener((event) => {...});

// Clean up map reference
await newMap.destroy();

Full Examples

Angular

import { GoogleMap } from '@capacitor/google-maps';

@Component({
  template: `
    <capacitor-google-map #map></capacitor-google-map>
    <button (click)="createMap()">Create Map</button>
  `,
  styles: [
    `
      capacitor-google-map {
        display: inline-block;
        width: 275px;
        height: 400px;
      }
    `,
  ],
})
export class MyMap {
  @ViewChild('map')
  mapRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
  newMap: GoogleMap;

  async createMap() {
    this.newMap = await GoogleMap.create({
      id: 'my-cool-map',
      element: this.mapRef.nativeElement,
      apiKey: environment.apiKey,
      config: {
        center: {
          lat: 33.6,
          lng: -117.9,
        },
        zoom: 8,
      },
    });
  }
}

React

import { GoogleMap } from '@capacitor/google-maps';
import { useRef } from 'react';

const MyMap: React.FC = () => {
  const mapRef = useRef<HTMLElement>();
  let newMap: GoogleMap;

  async function createMap() {
    if (!mapRef.current) return;

    newMap = await GoogleMap.create({
      id: 'my-cool-map',
      element: mapRef.current,
      apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE,
      config: {
        center: {
          lat: 33.6,
          lng: -117.9
        },
        zoom: 8
      }
    })
  }

  return (
    <div className="component-wrapper">
      <capacitor-google-map ref={mapRef} style={{
        display: 'inline-block',
        width: 275,
        height: 400
      }}></capacitor-google-map>

      <button onClick={createMap}>Create Map</button>
    </div>
  )
}

export default MyMap;

Javascript

<capacitor-google-map id="map"></capacitor-google-map>
<button onclick="createMap()">Create Map</button>

<style>
  capacitor-google-map {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 275px;
    height: 400px;
  }
</style>

<script>
  import { GoogleMap } from '@capacitor/google-maps';

  const createMap = async () => {
    const mapRef = document.getElementById('map');

    const newMap = await GoogleMap.create({
      id: 'my-map', // Unique identifier for this map instance
      element: mapRef, // reference to the capacitor-google-map element
      apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', // Your Google Maps API Key
      config: {
        center: {
          // The initial position to be rendered by the map
          lat: 33.6,
          lng: -117.9,
        },
        zoom: 8, // The initial zoom level to be rendered by the map
      },
    });
  };
</script>

API

create(...)

create(options: CreateMapArgs, callback?: MapListenerCallback<MapReadyCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<GoogleMap>
Param Type
options CreateMapArgs
callback MapListenerCallback<MapReadyCallbackData>

Returns: Promise<GoogleMap>

enableTouch()

enableTouch() => Promise<void>

disableTouch()

disableTouch() => Promise<void>

enableClustering(...)

enableClustering(minClusterSize?: number | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type Description
minClusterSize number The minimum number of markers that can be clustered together. The default is 4 markers.

disableClustering()

disableClustering() => Promise<void>

addMarker(...)

addMarker(marker: Marker) => Promise<string>
Param Type
marker Marker

Returns: Promise<string>

addMarkers(...)

addMarkers(markers: Marker[]) => Promise<string[]>
Param Type
markers Marker[]

Returns: Promise<string[]>

removeMarker(...)

removeMarker(id: string) => Promise<void>
Param Type
id string

removeMarkers(...)

removeMarkers(ids: string[]) => Promise<void>
Param Type
ids string[]

addPolygons(...)

addPolygons(polygons: Polygon[]) => Promise<string[]>
Param Type
polygons Polygon[]

Returns: Promise<string[]>

removePolygons(...)

removePolygons(ids: string[]) => Promise<void>
Param Type
ids string[]

addCircles(...)

addCircles(circles: Circle[]) => Promise<string[]>
Param Type
circles Circle[]

Returns: Promise<string[]>

removeCircles(...)

removeCircles(ids: string[]) => Promise<void>
Param Type
ids string[]

addPolylines(...)

addPolylines(polylines: Polyline[]) => Promise<string[]>
Param Type
polylines Polyline[]

Returns: Promise<string[]>

removePolylines(...)

removePolylines(ids: string[]) => Promise<void>
Param Type
ids string[]

destroy()

destroy() => Promise<void>

setCamera(...)

setCamera(config: CameraConfig) => Promise<void>
Param Type
config CameraConfig

getMapType()

getMapType() => Promise<MapType>

Get current map type

Returns: Promise<MapType>

setMapType(...)

setMapType(mapType: MapType) => Promise<void>
Param Type
mapType MapType

enableIndoorMaps(...)

enableIndoorMaps(enabled: boolean) => Promise<void>
Param Type
enabled boolean

enableTrafficLayer(...)

enableTrafficLayer(enabled: boolean) => Promise<void>
Param Type
enabled boolean

enableAccessibilityElements(...)

enableAccessibilityElements(enabled: boolean) => Promise<void>
Param Type
enabled boolean

enableCurrentLocation(...)

enableCurrentLocation(enabled: boolean) => Promise<void>
Param Type
enabled boolean

setPadding(...)

setPadding(padding: MapPadding) => Promise<void>
Param Type
padding MapPadding

fitBounds(...)

fitBounds(bounds: LatLngBounds, padding?: number | undefined) => Promise<void>

Sets the map viewport to contain the given bounds.

Param Type Description
bounds LatLngBounds The bounds to fit in the viewport.
padding number Optional padding to apply in pixels. The bounds will be fit in the part of the map that remains after padding is removed.

setOnBoundsChangedListener(...)

setOnBoundsChangedListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<CameraIdleCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<CameraIdleCallbackData>

setOnCameraIdleListener(...)

setOnCameraIdleListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<CameraIdleCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<CameraIdleCallbackData>

setOnCameraMoveStartedListener(...)

setOnCameraMoveStartedListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<CameraMoveStartedCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<CameraMoveStartedCallbackData>

setOnClusterClickListener(...)

setOnClusterClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<ClusterClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<ClusterClickCallbackData>

setOnClusterInfoWindowClickListener(...)

setOnClusterInfoWindowClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<ClusterClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<ClusterClickCallbackData>

setOnInfoWindowClickListener(...)

setOnInfoWindowClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData>

setOnMapClickListener(...)

setOnMapClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MapClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MapClickCallbackData>

setOnMarkerClickListener(...)

setOnMarkerClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData>

setOnPolygonClickListener(...)

setOnPolygonClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<PolygonClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<PolygonClickCallbackData>

setOnCircleClickListener(...)

setOnCircleClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<CircleClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<CircleClickCallbackData>

setOnPolylineClickListener(...)

setOnPolylineClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<PolylineCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<PolylineCallbackData>

setOnMarkerDragStartListener(...)

setOnMarkerDragStartListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData>

setOnMarkerDragListener(...)

setOnMarkerDragListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData>

setOnMarkerDragEndListener(...)

setOnMarkerDragEndListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MarkerClickCallbackData>

setOnMyLocationButtonClickListener(...)

setOnMyLocationButtonClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MyLocationButtonClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MyLocationButtonClickCallbackData>

setOnMyLocationClickListener(...)

setOnMyLocationClickListener(callback?: MapListenerCallback<MapClickCallbackData> | undefined) => Promise<void>
Param Type
callback MapListenerCallback<MapClickCallbackData>

Interfaces

CreateMapArgs

An interface containing the options used when creating a map.

Prop Type Description Default
id string A unique identifier for the map instance.
apiKey string The Google Maps SDK API Key.
config GoogleMapConfig The initial configuration settings for the map.
element HTMLElement The DOM element that the Google Map View will be mounted on which determines size and positioning.
forceCreate boolean Destroy and re-create the map instance if a map with the supplied id already exists false
region string The region parameter alters your application to serve different map tiles or bias the application (such as biasing geocoding results towards the region). Only available for web.
language string The language parameter affects the names of controls, copyright notices, driving directions, and control labels, as well as the responses to service requests. Only available for web.

GoogleMapConfig

For web, all the javascript Google Maps options are available as GoogleMapConfig extends google.maps.MapOptions. For iOS and Android only the config options declared on GoogleMapConfig are available.

Prop Type Description Default Since
width number Override width for native map.
height number Override height for native map.
x number Override absolute x coordinate position for native map.
y number Override absolute y coordinate position for native map.
center LatLng Default location on the Earth towards which the camera points.
zoom number Sets the zoom of the map.
androidLiteMode boolean Enables image-based lite mode on Android. false
devicePixelRatio number Override pixel ratio for native map.
styles MapTypeStyle[] | null Styles to apply to each of the default map types. Note that for satellite, hybrid and terrain modes, these styles will only apply to labels and geometry. 4.3.0
mapId string A map id associated with a specific map style or feature. Use Map IDs Only for Web. 5.4.0
androidMapId string A map id associated with a specific map style or feature. Use Map IDs Only for Android. 5.4.0
iOSMapId string A map id associated with a specific map style or feature. Use Map IDs Only for iOS. 5.4.0

LatLng

An interface representing a pair of latitude and longitude coordinates.

Prop Type Description
lat number Coordinate latitude, in degrees. This value is in the range [-90, 90].
lng number Coordinate longitude, in degrees. This value is in the range [-180, 180].

MapReadyCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string

Marker

A marker is an icon placed at a particular point on the map's surface.

Prop Type Description Default Since
coordinate LatLng Marker position
opacity number Sets the opacity of the marker, between 0 (completely transparent) and 1 inclusive. 1
title string Title, a short description of the overlay.
snippet string Snippet text, shown beneath the title in the info window when selected.
isFlat boolean Controls whether this marker should be flat against the Earth's surface or a billboard facing the camera. false
iconUrl string Path to a marker icon to render. It can be relative to the web app public directory, or a https url of a remote marker icon. SVGs are not supported on native platforms. 4.2.0
iconSize Size Controls the scaled size of the marker image set in iconUrl. 4.2.0
iconOrigin Point The position of the image within a sprite, if any. By default, the origin is located at the top left corner of the image . 4.2.0
iconAnchor Point The position at which to anchor an image in correspondence to the location of the marker on the map. By default, the anchor is located along the center point of the bottom of the image. 4.2.0
tintColor { r: number; g: number; b: number; a: number; } Customizes the color of the default marker image. Each value must be between 0 and 255. Only for iOS and Android. 4.2.0
draggable boolean Controls whether this marker can be dragged interactively false
zIndex number Specifies the stack order of this marker, relative to other markers on the map. A marker with a high z-index is drawn on top of markers with lower z-indexes 0

Size

Prop Type
width number
height number

Point

Point geometry object. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.2

Prop Type Description
type 'Point' Specifies the type of GeoJSON object.
coordinates Position

Polygon

Polygon geometry object. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.6

Prop Type Description
type 'Polygon' Specifies the type of GeoJSON object.
coordinates Position[][]

Circle

For web, all the javascript Circle options are available as Polygon extends google.maps.CircleOptions. For iOS and Android only the config options declared on Circle are available.

Prop Type Description
fillColor string The fill color. All CSS3 colors are supported except for extended named colors.
fillOpacity number The fill opacity between 0.0 and 1.0.
strokeColor string The stroke color. All CSS3 colors are supported except for extended named colors.
strokeWeight number The stroke width in pixels.
geodesic boolean
clickable boolean Indicates whether this <code>Circle</code> handles mouse events.
title string Title, a short description of the overlay. Some overlays, such as markers, will display the title on the map. The title is also the default accessibility text. Only available on iOS.
tag string

Polyline

For web, all the javascript Polyline options are available as Polyline extends google.maps.PolylineOptions. For iOS and Android only the config options declared on Polyline are available.

Prop Type Description
strokeColor string The stroke color. All CSS3 colors are supported except for extended named colors.
strokeOpacity number The stroke opacity between 0.0 and 1.0.
strokeWeight number The stroke width in pixels.
geodesic boolean When <code>true</code>, edges of the polygon are interpreted as geodesic and will follow the curvature of the Earth. When <code>false</code>, edges of the polygon are rendered as straight lines in screen space. Note that the shape of a geodesic polygon may appear to change when dragged, as the dimensions are maintained relative to the surface of the earth.
clickable boolean Indicates whether this <code>Polyline</code> handles mouse events.
tag string
styleSpans StyleSpan[] Used to specify the color of one or more segments of a polyline. The styleSpans property is an array of StyleSpan objects. Setting the spans property is the preferred way to change the color of a polyline. Only on iOS and Android.

StyleSpan

Describes the style for some region of a polyline.

Prop Type Description
color string The stroke color. All CSS3 colors are supported except for extended named colors.
segments number The length of this span in number of segments.

CameraConfig

Configuration properties for a Google Map Camera

Prop Type Description Default
coordinate LatLng Location on the Earth towards which the camera points.
zoom number Sets the zoom of the map.
bearing number Bearing of the camera, in degrees clockwise from true north. 0
angle number The angle, in degrees, of the camera from the nadir (directly facing the Earth). The only allowed values are 0 and 45. 0
animate boolean Animate the transition to the new Camera properties. false
animationDuration number This configuration option is not being used.

MapPadding

Controls for setting padding on the 'visible' region of the view.

Prop Type
top number
left number
right number
bottom number

CameraIdleCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string
bounds LatLngBounds
bearing number
latitude number
longitude number
tilt number
zoom number

CameraMoveStartedCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string
isGesture boolean

ClusterClickCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string
latitude number
longitude number
size number
items MarkerCallbackData[]

MarkerCallbackData

Prop Type
markerId string
latitude number
longitude number
title string
snippet string

MarkerClickCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string

MapClickCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string
latitude number
longitude number

PolygonClickCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string
polygonId string
tag string

CircleClickCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string
circleId string
tag string

PolylineCallbackData

Prop Type
polylineId string
tag string

MyLocationButtonClickCallbackData

Prop Type
mapId string

Type Aliases

MapListenerCallback

The callback function to be called when map events are emitted.

(data: T): void

Position

A Position is an array of coordinates. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.1 Array should contain between two and three elements. The previous GeoJSON specification allowed more elements (e.g., which could be used to represent M values), but the current specification only allows X, Y, and (optionally) Z to be defined.

number[]

Enums

MapType

Members Value Description
Normal 'Normal' Basic map.
Hybrid 'Hybrid' Satellite imagery with roads and labels.
Satellite 'Satellite' Satellite imagery with no labels.
Terrain 'Terrain' Topographic data.
None 'None' No base map tiles.

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