Add a marker to a map

This example displays a map with pins for markers on Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

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Before you can try the sample code, you must configure your development environment. For more information, see Maps SDK for iOS code samples.

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Swift

import GoogleMaps
import UIKit

// Sample code for adding a marker.
class MarkersViewController: UIViewController {
  private lazy var sydneyMarker = GMSMarker(
    position: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: -33.8683, longitude: 151.2086))

  private lazy var melbourneMarker = GMSMarker(
    position: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: -37.81969, longitude: 144.966085))

  private lazy var mapView: GMSMapView = {
    let camera = GMSCameraPosition(latitude: -37.81969, longitude: 144.966085, zoom: 4)
    return GMSMapView(frame: .zero, camera: camera)
  }()

  override func loadView() {
    view = mapView

    sydneyMarker.title = "Sydney"
    sydneyMarker.snippet = "Population: 4,605,992"
    sydneyMarker.isFlat = false
    sydneyMarker.rotation = 30
    print("sydneyMarker: \(sydneyMarker)")

    let australiaMarker = GMSMarker(
      position: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: -27.994401, longitude: 140.07019))
    australiaMarker.title = "Australia"
    australiaMarker.appearAnimation = .pop
    australiaMarker.isFlat = true
    australiaMarker.isDraggable = true
    australiaMarker.groundAnchor = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.5)
    australiaMarker.icon = UIImage(named: "australia")
    australiaMarker.map = mapView

    mapView.selectedMarker = sydneyMarker
    navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(
      barButtonSystemItem: .add, target: self, action: #selector(tapAdd))
  }

  @objc func tapAdd() {
    if sydneyMarker.map == nil {
      sydneyMarker.map = mapView
    } else {
      sydneyMarker.map = nil
    }
    melbourneMarker.title = "Melbourne"
    melbourneMarker.snippet = "Population: 4,169,103"
    melbourneMarker.map = mapView
  }
}
MarkersViewController.swift
      

Objective-C

#import "GoogleMapsDemos/Samples/MarkersViewController.h"

#import <GoogleMaps/GoogleMaps.h>

@implementation MarkersViewController {
  GMSMarker *_sydneyMarker;
  GMSMarker *_melbourneMarker;
  GMSMarker *_fadeInMarker;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
  [super viewDidLoad];
  GMSCameraPosition *camera = [GMSCameraPosition cameraWithLatitude:-37.81969
                                                          longitude:144.966085
                                                               zoom:4];
  GMSMapView *mapView = [GMSMapView mapWithFrame:CGRectZero camera:camera];

  _sydneyMarker = [[GMSMarker alloc] init];
  _sydneyMarker.title = @"Sydney";
  _sydneyMarker.snippet = @"Population: 4,605,992";
  _sydneyMarker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-33.8683, 151.2086);
  _sydneyMarker.flat = NO;
  _sydneyMarker.rotation = 30.0;
  NSLog(@"sydneyMarker: %@", _sydneyMarker);

  GMSMarker *australiaMarker = [[GMSMarker alloc] init];
  australiaMarker.title = @"Australia";
  australiaMarker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-27.994401, 140.07019);
  australiaMarker.appearAnimation = kGMSMarkerAnimationPop;
  australiaMarker.flat = YES;
  australiaMarker.draggable = YES;
  australiaMarker.groundAnchor = CGPointMake(0.5, 0.5);
  australiaMarker.icon = [UIImage imageNamed:@"australia"];
  australiaMarker.map = mapView;

  _fadeInMarker = [[GMSMarker alloc] init];
  _fadeInMarker.title = @"Australia";
  _fadeInMarker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-29.9959, 145.0719);
  _fadeInMarker.appearAnimation = kGMSMarkerAnimationFadeIn;
  _fadeInMarker.icon = [UIImage imageNamed:@"australia"];

  // Set the marker in Sydney to be selected
  mapView.selectedMarker = _sydneyMarker;

  self.view = mapView;
  self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem =
      [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemAdd
                                                    target:self
                                                    action:@selector(didTapAdd)];
}

- (void)didTapAdd {
  if (_sydneyMarker.map == nil) {
    _sydneyMarker.map = (GMSMapView *)self.view;
  } else {
    _sydneyMarker.map = nil;
  }

  _melbourneMarker.map = nil;
  _melbourneMarker = [[GMSMarker alloc] init];
  _melbourneMarker.title = @"Melbourne";
  _melbourneMarker.snippet = @"Population: 4,169,103";
  _melbourneMarker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-37.81969, 144.966085);
  _melbourneMarker.map = (GMSMapView *)self.view;

  if (_fadeInMarker.map) {
    _fadeInMarker.map = nil;
  } else {
    _fadeInMarker.map = (GMSMapView *)self.view;
  }
}

@end
MarkersViewController.m
      

Run the full sample app locally

The Maps SDK for iOS sample app is available as a download archive from GitHub. Follow these steps to install and try the Maps SDK for iOS sample app.

1. Run git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/maps-sdk-for-ios-samples.git to clone the samples repository into a local directory.

2. Open a terminal window, navigate to the directory where you cloned the sample files, and drill down into the GoogleMaps directory:

   Swift

   cd maps-sdk-for-ios-samples-main/GoogleMaps-Swift
   pod install
   open GoogleMapsSwiftDemos.xcworkspace

   Objective-C

   cd maps-sdk-for-ios-samples-main/GoogleMaps
   pod install
   open GoogleMapsDemos.xcworkspace

3. In Xcode, press the compile button to build the app with the current scheme. The build produces an error, prompting you to enter your API key in the SDKConstants.swift file for Swift orSDKDemoAPIKey.h file for Objective-C.
4. If you don't yet have an API key, follow the instructions to set up a project on the Google Cloud Console and get an API key. When configuring the key on the Cloud Console, you can restrict the key to the sample app's bundle identifier to ensure that only your app can use the key. The default bundle identifier of the SDK samples app is com.example.GoogleMapsDemos.
5. Edit the SDKConstants.swift file for Swift orSDKDemoAPIKey.h file for Objective-C and paste your API key into the definition of either the apiKey or kAPIKey constant. For example:

   Swift

   static let apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY"

   Objective-C

   static NSString *const kAPIKey = @"YOUR_API_KEY";

6. In the SDKConstants.swift file (Swift) orSDKDemoAPIKey.h file (Objective-C), remove the following line, because it's used to register the user-defined issue:

   Swift

   #error (Register for API Key and insert here. Then delete this line.)

   Objective-C

   #error Register for API Key and insert here.

7. Build and run the project. The iOS simulator window appears, showing a list of Maps SDK Demos.
8. Choose one of the options displayed, to experiment with a feature of the Maps SDK for iOS.
9. If prompted to allow GoogleMapsDemos to access your location, choose Allow.