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This section covers various concepts which are essential to using the Maps JavaScript API.
Map typesThis page discusses the types of maps you can display using Maps JavaScript API.
Map and tile coordinatesThis page explains the coordinate systems Maps JavaScript API uses.
Localizing the mapYou can localize your Maps JavaScript API application by changing the default language settings and by specifying a region code, which alters the map's behavior based on a given country or territory.
VersioningThe Maps JavaScript API team regularly updates the API with new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements. You can indicate which version of the API to load within your application by specifying it in the v
parameter of the Maps JavaScript API bootstrap request.
This page describes the options you have when loading Maps JavaScript API through the query string of the script loading URL.
Best practicesThis page describes best practices with CSS and JavaScript when using Maps JavaScript API.
Using TypeScriptThis page describes using TypeScript with Google Maps.
PromisesThis page describes using asynchronous methods with Maps JavaScript API.
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Last updated 2025-07-09 UTC.
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