Google has provided a solution for developers to insert a code which enables any websites to display Google Map in an interactive form. The Maps Embed API allows users to incorporate interactive maps, or Street View photos onto their websites with just a simple HTTP request. Meaning that features such as indoor floor plans, directions, and Street View can also be implemented onto your website. Visitors can now preview your virtual tours straight from your website, regardless of which backend system you used to build your site. This creates a more enjoyable experience for visitors as they can get everything they need all in one place, as opposed to navigating to a different page to view your virtual tour.
Now, here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can insert Google Street View Virtual Tour onto any website:
Step 1: Search for a location on the Google Maps page on your preferred browser.
Step 2: Enter Street View mode, and click on the settings icon, which is located in the bottom right-hand corner.
Step 3: There is an option to embed images, as well as the necessary code to be applied.
Step 4: Take the code and apply it to your site onto the appropriate page
And as simple as that, your virtual tour is now shared onto your website!
In addition, developers have the option to define a latitude and longitude or a panorama ID to specify a location and even the pitch of the camera. You can enjoy the freedom of embedding as much as you want as they are no usage limits.
Here’s how to insert the Google Street View virtual tour on any website.
The first step will be to search a location in the normal Google Maps page in your browser. Enter Street View mode, then click on the settings cog, which is in the lower right-hand corner. There is an option to embed your image, as well as the necessary code.
Take the code and drop it into your site on the appropriate page. You’ve now shared the virtual tour on your site.
As a developer, you have the option to specify a latitude and longitude or panorama ID to pick your location, and the pitch of the camera. There are no usage limits, so you can embed as much as you want.