Apple Maps is the best way to navigate and explore the world. MapKit lets you bring the world’s most detailed city experiences from Apple Maps to your apps and websites, all with a focus on privacy. The Maps Server API enables you to create more functional experiences across platforms, and SwiftUI lets you easily integrate Maps into your apps.
What’s newMapKit and MapKit JS offer powerful new ways for you to integrate Maps into your apps and websites.
Use MapKit to give your apps a sense of place. Load Apple Maps directly into app windows and views, add annotations and overlays to call out points of interest, and offer text-completion to make it easier for people to search for a destination.
Create stunning map views for your app by taking advantage of optimized camera and pitch controls.
Convert human-readable addresses to geographic coordinates and vice versa.
Include interactive panoramas to provide street-level views.
Create custom annotations to call out a place, add user-friendly descriptions, and cluster groups of places.
Add overlays and blend modes to highlight geographic regions or paths.
Search the map for relevant locations nearby and provide automatic search completions based on users’ queries.
Display beautiful place cards including helpful place details directly in your app or website.
Offer directions and travel times based on start and end points that users provide.
MapKit JS lets you embed interactive maps directly into your websites across platforms and operating systems, including macOS, Windows, and Android. Like MapKit for apps, you can also add annotations and overlays to the map to call out points of interest or user destinations.
Create efficiencies across platforms for a variety of Apple Maps features, such as geocoding, search, and estimated time of arrival. The Maps Server API uses REST principles to increase performance, lower data usage, and improve battery life.
Find the tools, documentation, and resources you need to integrate Apple Maps into your apps and websites.