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Asked: 2026-05-17T19:48:18+00:00

I’m having some issue with static Google maps generation. The API has a query

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I’m having some issue with static Google maps generation. The API has “a query limit of 1000 unique (different) image requests per viewer per day. Since this restriction is a quota per viewer, most developers should not need to worry about exceeding their quota”.

However when using a shared connection, as instance with a mobile phone and a 3G access (phone operators), this limit seems to be problematic.

Hence my question is the following: can I retrieve the image server-side and serve it to my clients? Is it allowed?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This FAQ indicates not: Can I generate a map image using the Google Static Maps API which I store and serve from my website?

    Text (as of November 2016):

    Can I generate a map image using the Google Static Maps API which I store and serve from my website?

    You may not store and serve copies of images generated using the Google Static Maps API from your website. All web pages that require static images must link the src attribute of an HTML img tag or the CSS background-image attribute of an HTML div tag directly to the Google Static Maps API so that all map images are displayed within the HTML content of the web page and served directly to end users by Google.

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