Use a map

Once you’ve picked one of our ready-made maps or designed your own custom map, you can share it with the world or use it in other tools.

Link to map

A link to your map like this opens it in a full-screen map viewer. You put it together from your map’s style ID and your API key, and you can set the initial location, zoom, bearing (map orientation), and pitch (visual tilt). 👉 How to configure a link to map

Embed map as iFrame

To embed the map on a website, wrap the link to your map in an iFrame. You can set up the same things as for a link (described above), plus the size of the map on the page. 👉 How to embed a map with iFrame code

Use static map image

A static map loads as a simple image, so it’s not interactive or zoomable. It’s a good fit for pages where a full interactive map would be too much, like a contact page or a blog post. Unlike a screenshot, it doesn’t get outdated, because it uses the latest map data whenever it loads. You can set the location and view, and add colored markers (pins), lines (paths), or polygons (areas). 👉 How to use a static map image

Build a map application

If you want to build a full web or mobile application with rich interactivity, see 👉 Build a map application to learn how to add the map to your code.

Other tools

You can also use your map outside of a website:

• In ATAK
• In a desktop GIS application
• Print it with the MapTiler QGIS plugin