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As of February 21st, 2024 (v3.56), google.maps.Marker is deprecated. We
encourage you to transition to the newgoogle.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElementclass. Advanced markers provide substantial improvements over the legacygoogle.maps.Markerclass.
Add a map ID to your map initialization code. For examplemapId: 'DEMO_MAP_ID'for testing purposes if you don't have a map
ID already.
Add the Advanced Marker library
The method you use for loading libraries depends on how your web page loads the
Maps JavaScript API.
If your web page uses dynamic script loading, add the markers library and
importAdvancedMarkerElement(and optionallyPinElement) at runtime, as
shown here.
The following code examples show code for adding a legacy marker, followed by
the code for the same example using advanced markers:
Before migration
// The location of Uluruconstposition={lat:-25.344,lng:131.031};constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:4,center:position,});// The marker, positioned at Uluruconstmarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({map:map,position:position,title:'Uluru',});
After migration
// The location of Uluruconstposition={lat:-25.344,lng:131.031};constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:4,center:position,mapId:"DEMO_MAP_ID",// Map ID is required for advanced markers.});// The advanced marker, positioned at Uluruconstmarker=newgoogle.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement({map,position:position,title:'Uluru',});
Explore advanced marker features
Advanced markers can be customized in ways that were not possible before.
Now you can adjust the size (scale) of markers, and change the colors of the
background, border, and glyph. Custom graphic images are simpler to work with,
and it is now possible to compose custom markers using HTML and CSS. Learn more
about everything you can do with advanced markers:
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To migrate, import the marker library, replace `google.maps.Marker` with the new class, and add a map ID to map initialization code (e.g., `mapId: 'DEMO_MAP_ID'`). Load the library dynamically with `google.maps.importLibrary(\"marker\")` or add `libraries=marker` to the script tag. Advanced markers offer enhanced customization, including size, color, and HTML/CSS-based designs.\n"],null,["As of February 21st, 2024 (v3.56), google.maps.Marker is deprecated. We\nencourage you to transition to the new `google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement`\nclass. Advanced markers provide substantial improvements over the legacy\n`google.maps.Marker` class.\n\n[Learn more about this deprecation](/maps/deprecations#googlemapsmarker_in_the_deprecated_as_of_february_2023)\n\nTo update a legacy marker to be an advanced marker, take the following steps:\n\n1. Add code to import the marker library. Note that the previous version of markers (`google.maps.Marker`) does not have this requirement.\n2. Change `google.maps.Marker` to `google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement`\n3. Add a map ID to your map initialization code. For example `mapId: 'DEMO_MAP_ID'` for testing purposes if you don't have a map ID already.\n\nAdd the Advanced Marker library\n\nThe method you use for loading libraries depends on how your web page loads the\nMaps JavaScript API.\n\n- If your web page uses dynamic script loading, add the markers library and\n import `AdvancedMarkerElement` (and optionally `PinElement`) at runtime, as\n shown here.\n\n ```javascript\n const { AdvancedMarkerElement, PinElement } = await google.maps.importLibrary(\"marker\");\n ```\n- If your web page uses the legacy direct script loading tag, add\n `libraries=marker` to the loading script, as shown in the following snippet.\n\n ```html\n \u003cscript\n src=\"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&v=weekly&libraries=marker\"\n defer\n \u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n ```\n\n[Learn more about loading the Maps JavaScript API](/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api)\n\nExamples\n\nThe following code examples show code for adding a legacy marker, followed by\nthe code for the same example using advanced markers:\n\nBefore migration \n\n```javascript\n// The location of Uluru\nconst position = { lat: -25.344, lng: 131.031 };\n\nconst map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom: 4,\n center: position,\n});\n\n// The marker, positioned at Uluru\nconst marker = new google.maps.Marker({\n map: map,\n position: position,\n title: 'Uluru',\n});\n```\n\nAfter migration \n\n```javascript\n // The location of Uluru\n const position = { lat: -25.344, lng: 131.031 };\n\n const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom: 4,\n center: position,\n mapId: \"DEMO_MAP_ID\", // Map ID is required for advanced markers.\n });\n\n // The advanced marker, positioned at Uluru\n const marker = new google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement({\n map,\n position: position,\n title: 'Uluru',\n });\n```\n\nExplore advanced marker features\n\nAdvanced markers can be customized in ways that were not possible before.\nNow you can adjust the size (scale) of markers, and change the colors of the\nbackground, border, and glyph. Custom graphic images are simpler to work with,\nand it is now possible to compose custom markers using HTML and CSS. Learn more\nabout everything you can do with advanced markers:\n\n- [Basic marker customization](/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/basic-customization)\n- [Create markers with graphics](/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/graphic-markers)\n- [Create markers with HTML and CSS](/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/html-markers)\n- [Control collision behavior, altitude, and visibility](/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/collision-behavior)\n- [Make markers clickable and accessible](/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/accessible-markers)"]]
