vue3-google-map

Composable components for easy use of Google Maps with Vue 3

vue3-google-map offers a set of composable components for easy use of Google Maps in your Vue 3 projects.

Note: Please refer to the documentation site for rendered examples.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Installation
  • Your First Map
• Components
  • Marker
  • Polyline
  • Polygon
  • Rectangle
  • Circle
  • Info Window
  • Custom Marker
  • Custom Control
  • Marker Cluster
  • Heatmap Layer
• Advanced Usage
• Contribution
• License

Getting Started

Installation

NPM

npm install vue3-google-map
# OR
pnpm add vue3-google-map

CDN

Include the following script tag in your index.html (make sure to include it after Vue 3's global build).

<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue3-google-map"></script>

All the map components are available on the Vue3GoogleMap global variable.

Codepen demo

Your First Map

To construct a map using vue3-google-map you'll need to use the base GoogleMap component which receives your Google Maps API key, styles (e.g. setting width and height), and any MapOptions to configure your map (see this for all the supported MapOptions). Other map features can be added to your map by passing map subcomponents (Marker, Polyline, Polygon, Rectangle, Circle, InfoWindow, CustomMarker, CustomControl, or MarkerCluster) to the default slot of the GoogleMap component.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Marker } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 40.689247, lng: -74.044502 }
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
  api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
  style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
  :center="center"
  :zoom="15"
  >
    <Marker :options="{ position: center }" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Components

This library is intended to be used in a composable fashion. Therefore you will find yourself using nested components to build your map rather than just a complicated inline format.

The main mapping component is GoogleMap, however the following components are available at your disposal:

• Marker
• Polyline
• Polygon
• Rectangle
• Circle
• InfoWindow
• CustomMarker
• CustomControl
• MarkerCluster

Marker

Use the Marker component to draw markers, drop pins or any custom icons on a map.

Options

You can pass a MarkerOptions object to the options prop to configure your marker.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Marker } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 40.689247, lng: -74.044502 }
const markerOptions = { position: center, label: 'L', title: 'LADY LIBERTY' }
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="15"
  >
    <Marker :options="markerOptions" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Events

You can listen for the following events on the Marker component.

Polyline

Use the Polyline component to draw paths and arbitrary shapes on a map.

Options

You can pass a PolylineOptions object to the options prop to configure your polyline.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Polyline } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 0, lng: -180 }
const flightPlanCoordinates = [
  { lat: 37.772, lng: -122.214 },
  { lat: 21.291, lng: -157.821 },
  { lat: -18.142, lng: 178.431 },
  { lat: -27.467, lng: 153.027 },
]
const flightPath = {
  path: flightPlanCoordinates,
  geodesic: true,
  strokeColor: '#FF0000',
  strokeOpacity: 1.0,
  strokeWeight: 2,
}
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="3"
  >
    <Polyline :options="flightPath" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Events

You can listen for the following events on the Polyline component.

Polygon

Use the Polygon component to draw polgons (arbitrary number of sides) on a map.

Options

You can pass a PolylgonOptions object to the options prop to configure your polyline.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Polygon } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 24.886, lng: -70.268 }
const triangleCoords = [
  { lat: 25.774, lng: -80.19 },
  { lat: 18.466, lng: -66.118 },
  { lat: 32.321, lng: -64.757 },
  { lat: 25.774, lng: -80.19 },
]
const bermudaTriangle = {
  paths: triangleCoords,
  strokeColor: '#FF0000',
  strokeOpacity: 0.8,
  strokeWeight: 2,
  fillColor: '#FF0000',
  fillOpacity: 0.35,
}
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="5"
  >
    <Polygon :options="bermudaTriangle" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Events

You can listen for the following events on the Polygon component.

Rectangle

Use the Rectangle component to draw simple rectangles on a map.

Options

You can pass a RectangleOptions object to the options prop to configure your rectangle.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Rectangle } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 33.678, lng: -116.243 }
const rectangle = {
  strokeColor: '#FF0000',
  strokeOpacity: 0.8,
  strokeWeight: 2,
  fillColor: '#FF0000',
  fillOpacity: 0.35,
  bounds: {
    north: 33.685,
    south: 33.671,
    east: -116.234,
    west: -116.251,
  },
}
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    mapTypeId="terrain"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="11"
  >
    <Rectangle :options="rectangle" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Events

You can listen for the following events on the Rectangle component.

Circle

Use the Circle component to draw circles on a map.

Options

You can pass a CircleOptions object to the options prop to configure your circle.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Circle } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 37.09, lng: -95.712 }
const cities = {
  chicago: {
    center: { lat: 41.878, lng: -87.629 },
    population: 2714856,
  },
  newyork: {
    center: { lat: 40.714, lng: -74.005 },
    population: 8405837,
  },
  losangeles: {
    center: { lat: 34.052, lng: -118.243 },
    population: 3857799,
  },
  vancouver: {
    center: { lat: 49.25, lng: -123.1 },
    population: 603502,
  },
}

const circles = {}

for (const key in cities) {
  circles[key] = {
    center: cities[key].center,
    radius: Math.sqrt(cities[key].population) * 100,
    strokeColor: '#FF0000',
    strokeOpacity: 0.8,
    strokeWeight: 2,
    fillColor: '#FF0000',
    fillOpacity: 0.35,
  }
}
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    mapTypeId="terrain"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="4"
  >
    <Circle v-for="circle in circles" :options="circle" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Events

You can listen for the following events on the Circle component.

Info Window

Use the InfoWindow component to display content in a popup window above the map, at a given location.

Options

You can pass an InfoWindowOptions object to the options prop to configure your info window. Note that you can optionally pass your content to the default slot of the InfoWindow component.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, InfoWindow } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: -33.9, lng: 151.1 }
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="10"
  >
    <InfoWindow :options="{ position: center, content: 'Hello World!' }" />
    <InfoWindow :options="{ position: { lat: center.lat, lng: 150.8 } }">
      Content passed through slot
    </InfoWindow>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Use with Marker

You can nest the InfoWindow component inside the Marker component to display an info window when the marker is clicked.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Marker, InfoWindow } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: -25.363, lng: 131.044 }
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="4"
  >
    <Marker :options="{ position: center }">
      <InfoWindow>
        <div id="content">
          <div id="siteNotice"></div>
          <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Uluru</h1>
          <div id="bodyContent">
            <p><b>Uluru</b>, also referred to as <b>Ayers Rock</b>, is a large
            sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the
            Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335&#160;km (208&#160;mi)
            south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450&#160;km
            (280&#160;mi) by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major
            features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is
            sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the
            Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes,
            rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World
            Heritage Site.</p>
            <p>Attribution: Uluru, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru&oldid=297882194">
            https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru</a>
            (last visited June 22, 2009).</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </InfoWindow>
    </Marker>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Open and close the Info Window

You can use v-model to manage the state of the info window programmatically or to know whether it's open or closed

<script setup>
import { ref, watch } from 'vue';
import { GoogleMap, Marker, InfoWindow } from 'vue3-google-map';

const center = { lat: -25.363, lng: 131.044 };
const infowindow = ref(true); // Will be open when mounted

watch(infowindow, (v) => {
  alert('infowindow has been ' + (v ? 'opened' : 'closed'));
});
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="4"
  >
    <Marker :options="{ position: center }">
      <InfoWindow v-model="infowindow">
        <div id="content">This is the infowindow content</div>
      </InfoWindow>
    </Marker>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Events

You can listen for the following events on the InfoWindow component.

Custom Marker

Regular markers can be customized a great deal but if you need to you can use the CustomMarker component and provide your own custom markup through it's default slot.

Options

| Parameter | Type | Description | | :-------- | :------- | :------------------------- | | position | { lat: number, lng: number} | Sets the marker position. | | anchorPoint | 'CENTER' \| 'TOP_CENTER' \|'BOTTOM_CENTER' \| 'LEFT_CENTER' \| 'RIGHT_CENTER' \| 'TOP_LEFT' \| 'TOP_RIGHT' \| 'BOTTOM_LEFT' \| 'BOTTOM_RIGHT' | Sets how the marker is anchored relative to it's position point. Default is CENTER. | | offsetX | number | Horizontal offset from the position point. | | offsetY | number | Vertical offset from the position point. | | zIndex | number | z-index value of the marker. |

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, CustomMarker } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 52.36834, lng: 4.88635 }
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="15"
  >
    <CustomMarker :options="{ position: center, anchorPoint: 'BOTTOM_CENTER' }">
      <div style="text-align: center">
        <div style="font-size: 1.125rem">Vuejs Amsterdam</div>
        <img src="https://vuejs.org/images/logo.png" width="50" height="50" style="margin-top: 8px" />
      </div>
    </CustomMarker>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Custom Control

Use the CustomControl component to add custom buttons/controls to your map.

Usage

You can define the markup of your custom control in the default slot of the CustomControl component. The component itself takes two props:

• position: Defines the position of your custom control on the map. Its value must be one of the ControlPosition constants.
• index (optional): Controls the order of placement for custom controls that occupy the same position.

Refer to the Google Maps documentation on custom controls positioning.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, CustomControl } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: 35, lng: -95 }
const sayHi = () => alert('Hi!')
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="13"
  >
    <CustomControl position="BOTTOM_CENTER">
      <button class="custom-btn" @click="sayHi">👋</button>
    </CustomControl>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

<style scoped>
.custom-btn {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: white;
  height: 40px;
  width: 40px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  border: 0px;
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 0px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  text-transform: none;
  appearance: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
  box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 1px 4px -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
</style>

Marker Cluster

Use the MarkerCluster component to display a large number of markers on a map. It will combine markers of close proximity into clusters, and simplify the display of markers on the map. Can be used with the Marker or CustomMarker components.

Usage

Simply pass your Marker/CustomMarker(s) in the default slot of the MarkerCluster component.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Marker, MarkerCluster } from 'vue3-google-map'

const center = { lat: -28.024, lng: 140.887 }

const locations = [
  { lat: -31.56391, lng: 147.154312 },
  { lat: -33.718234, lng: 150.363181 },
  { lat: -33.727111, lng: 150.371124 },
  { lat: -33.848588, lng: 151.209834 },
  { lat: -33.851702, lng: 151.216968 },
  { lat: -34.671264, lng: 150.863657 },
  { lat: -35.304724, lng: 148.662905 },
  { lat: -36.817685, lng: 175.699196 },
  { lat: -36.828611, lng: 175.790222 },
  { lat: -37.75, lng: 145.116667 },
  { lat: -37.759859, lng: 145.128708 },
  { lat: -37.765015, lng: 145.133858 },
  { lat: -37.770104, lng: 145.143299 },
  { lat: -37.7737, lng: 145.145187 },
  { lat: -37.774785, lng: 145.137978 },
  { lat: -37.819616, lng: 144.968119 },
  { lat: -38.330766, lng: 144.695692 },
  { lat: -39.927193, lng: 175.053218 },
  { lat: -41.330162, lng: 174.865694 },
  { lat: -42.734358, lng: 147.439506 },
  { lat: -42.734358, lng: 147.501315 },
  { lat: -42.735258, lng: 147.438 },
  { lat: -43.999792, lng: 170.463352 },
]
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="3"
  >
    <MarkerCluster>
      <Marker
        v-for="(location, i) in locations"
        :key="i"
        :options="{ position: location }"
      />
    </MarkerCluster>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Options

MarkerCluster accepts an options prop (an object) where you can configure algorithm, onClusterClick, and renderer from the MarkerClustererOptions interface. Note that all these options are completely optional but non-reactive.

Events

You can listen for the following events on the MarkerCluster component.

Heatmap Layer

Use the HeatmapLayer component to depict the intensity of data at geographical points on the map. Make sure to include the visualization library in the libraries prop of the GoogleMap component.

Options

You can pass a HeatmapLayerOptions object to the options prop to configure your heatmap layer. Note that for convenience you can use LatLngLiterals if you wish for the locations.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, HeatmapLayer } from 'vue3-google-map'

const sanFrancisco = { lat: 37.774546, lng: -122.433523 }

const heatmapData = [
  { location: { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.447 }, weight: 0.5 },
  { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.445 },
  { location: { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.443 }, weight: 2 },
  { location: { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.441 }, weight: 3 },
  { location: { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.439 }, weight: 2 },
  { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.437 },
  { location: { lat: 37.782, lng: -122.435 }, weight: 0.5 },

  { location: { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.447 }, weight: 3 },
  { location: { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.445 }, weight: 2 },
  { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.443 },
  { location: { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.441 }, weight: 0.5 },
  { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.439 },
  { location: { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.437 }, weight: 2 },
  { location: { lat: 37.785, lng: -122.435 }, weight: 3 },
]
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    :libraries="['visualization']"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="sanFrancisco"
    :zoom="13"
  >
    <HeatmapLayer :options="{ data: heatmapData }" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Advanced Usage

The basic components that vue3-google-map provides are fully reactive and will get you pretty far. Should you need to access the Google Maps API, however, the GoogleMap component exposes the following:

• ready: A boolean indicating when the Google Maps script has been loaded. By this point the map instance has been created, the API is ready for use and event listeners have been set up on the map.
• map: The Map class instance.
• api: The Google Maps API.
• mapTilesLoaded: A boolean indicating when the map tiles have been fully loaded.

In addition, most of the subcomponents expose their instance should you need it:

• Marker exposes marker (a Marker class instance).
• Polyline exposes polyline (a Polyline class instance).
• Polygon exposes polygon (a Polygon class instance).
• Rectangle exposes rectangle (a Rectangle class instance).
• Circle exposes circle (a Circle class instance).
• InfoWindow exposes infoWindow (an InfoWindow class instance).
• MarkerCluster exposes markerCluster (a MarkerClusterer class instance).
• HeatmapLayer exposes heatmapLayer (a HeatmapLayer class instance).

Usage Patterns

<script setup>
import { ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
import { GoogleMap } from 'vue3-google-map'

const mapRef = ref(null)

// First pattern: compute some value using the API or map instance when "ready"
const markerIcon = computed(() => mapRef.value?.ready
  ? {
    url: /* icon image url */,
    scaledSize: new mapRef.value.api.Size(20, 20)
  }
  : null)

// Second pattern: watch for "ready" then do something with the API or map instance
watch(() => mapRef.value?.ready, (ready) => {
  if (!ready) return

  // do something with the api using `mapRef.value.api`
  // or with the map instance using `mapRef.value.map`
})
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap ref="mapRef">
    <template #default="{ ready, api, map, mapTilesLoaded }">
      <!-- Third pattern: Here you have access to the API and map instance.
      "ready" is a boolean that indicates when the Google Maps script
      has been loaded and the api and map instance are ready to be used -->
    </template>
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Example:

<script setup>
import { ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
import { GoogleMap } from 'vue3-google-map'

const mapRef = ref(null)
const center = { lat: 0, lng: 0 }

const _lng = ref(0)
const lng = computed({
  get: () => _lng.value,
  set: v => {
    if (!Number.isFinite(v)) {
      _lng.value = 0
    } else if (v > 180) {
      _lng.value = 180
    } else if (v < -180) {
      _lng.value = -180
    } else {
      _lng.value = v
    }
  },
})

watch([() => mapRef.value?.ready, lng], ([ready, lng]) => {
  if (!ready)
    return

  mapRef.value.map.panTo({ lat: 0, lng })
})
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    ref="mapRef"
    api-key="YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
    class="map"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="2"
  />
  <label for="lng">Longitude</label>
  <input v-model.number="lng" id="lng" type="number" min="-180" max="180" step="10" />
</template>

<style scoped>
.map {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 500px;
}

.map::after {
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  background: red;
}

label {
  font-weight: 500;
}

input[type='number'] {
  margin-top: 20px;
  margin-left: 10px;
  outline: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
</style>

Loading the Google Maps API script externally

By default you would pass your API key as a prop to the GoogleMap component and it handles the loading of the Google Maps API script for you. There are cases, however, where you might want to load the script yourself. For example, you might be using other Google Maps components or your Vue app might be a part of a larger app that uses the Google Maps API elsewhere. In these cases you can use the apiPromise prop to pass a promise that resolves to the Google Maps API global google object.

<script setup>
import { GoogleMap, Marker } from 'vue3-google-map';
import { Loader } from '@googlemaps/js-api-loader';

const loader = new Loader({
  apiKey: '',
  version: 'weekly',
  libraries: ['places'],
});

const apiPromise = loader.load();

const center = { lat: 40.689247, lng: -74.044502 };
</script>

<template>
  <GoogleMap
    :api-promise="apiPromise"
    style="width: 100%; height: 500px"
    :center="center"
    :zoom="15"
  >
    <Marker :options="{ position: center }" />
  </GoogleMap>
</template>

Contribution

All contributions are welcome. Before submitting a PR though it would be nice if you created an issue explaining what you want to acheive and why.

License

MIT