Question

I am using Google Maps static interface to show maps in my web application. I am using address to pinpoint place (example: Street name, Post-code City, Country), using PHP to generate maps embed URL. This works great but sometimes some addresses return multiple results and maps drop multiple PINs (Place A, B, C, etc…) at the same address!

Example 1: address is one place -> everything is OK, marker is displayed with place address
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Skrita+ulica+5,+2000+Maribor,+Slovenija+(OAZA MIRU)&f=q&source=s_q&hl=sl&ie=UTF8&z=15&t=m&iwloc=addr&output=embed

Example 2: address returns multiple places and marker with place name does not show
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ulica+Eve+Lovše+1,+2000+Maribor,+Slovenija+(Restavracija+in+Pizzeria+%22MISTERIUM%22+Mercator+Center+)&f=q&source=s_q&hl=sl&ie=UTF8&z=15&t=m&iwloc=addr&output=embed

Is there a possibility to auto select for-example the first place on the matched address and show a marker like in Example 1?

Answer 1

The num parameter determines how many results to show. Add num=1 to the URL to restrict the results to just one. Reference. (You can even specify num=0 but that seems a bit pointless)

NB: If the URL returns more than one result, it’s because the search algorithm can’t be certain of the right result based on your q= string. Restricting the output to just the first one may not produce the result you want.