DEPRECATED:Legacy cloud styling is deprecated and is slated for retirement in March 2025. At that point, your legacy map styles may no longer work. Google recommends you update to the new cloud-based maps styling before March 2025. For more information about the deprecation, seeDeprecations.To update your legacy styles, seeUpdate a map style to the latest version.

Set up and billing - legacy cloud-based maps styling

Before you begin

Create amap ID: To use cloud-based maps styling, your map must be loaded using a map ID.
Update from hard-coded styling: Before adding a map ID to use cloud-based maps styling on an existing map that is customized with hard-coded styling, such as JSON or URL query parameters, remove the hard-coded styling to avoid a potential conflict with future features. You can import your JSON styling into a new map style.
- On Android,updateMapStyleOptions
- On iOS,update theGMSMapStyleclass
- On JavaScript,remove theMapTypeStylestyling
- On Maps Static,remove thestyleparameter

Billing

Using cloud-based maps styling requires a map ID.On Maps SDK for Android, Maps SDK for iOS, and JavaScript, using a map ID incurs a charge against the Dynamic Maps SKU.On the Maps Static API, using a map ID incurs a charge against theStatic MapsSKU.