Google map zoom parameter in url not working

Question

Why doesn't google map z (zoom) parameter work inside the url? I' ve searched over so I got few solutions for sending zoom parameter in google map url but based on the old posts (stackoverflow) which deal with the zoom level within the url it seems that this functionalities do not work anymore.

I've used the following z parameter but it's not working:

http://maps.google.com/?q=38.6531004,-90.243462&z=12

Below is the link where they have mentioned z parameter for zoom level link

Answer 1

This works as of 5 Aug 2018

http://www.google.com/maps/place/<lat>,<lng>/@<lat>,<lng>,<zoom>z

For example http://www.google.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/@49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,7z

Answer 2

For those who do not want to read, this works (z range:[1-20]):

https://maps.google.com/?q=38.6531004,-90.243462&ll=38.6531004,-90.243462&z=3

There is no documentation that covers this problem. However, there are few hacks.

The link that you have provided,

URL (stackoverflow):What parameters should I use in a Google Maps URL to go to a lat-lon?

Will not help you with getting the desired google maps zoom level inside a url

The following examples which have been working for quite a while DO NOT WORK anymore (they work but without getting the desired zoom level)

Examples:

• http://maps.google.com/?q=38.6531004,-90.243462&z=3
• http://maps.google.com/?q=38.6531004,-90.243462&zoom=3
• http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Scottish+Rite+Hamilton+ON&loc:43.25911+-79.879494&z=15

Instead, you can get the zoom level easily by trying the following examples:

• https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6531004,-90.243462,9z
• https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.7060471,-74.0088901&z=3

(Note: after clicking on google maps you will get a gray marker which appears and quickly disappears)

However the above URL's will not give you a static pinpoint for the specified lat&long.

There is a "hack" on how to get a fixed pinpoint (red marker pin) and that is by giving the q attribute (represents the search query) and the II attribute(latitude and longitude of the map centre point) along with the z (zoom attribute)

Example (with the OP coordinates):

https://maps.google.com/?q=38.6531004,-90.243462&ll=38.6531004,-90.243462&z=3

If you want to change the zoom level just change the value of 'z'.

After searching the web I found that only this website: https://moz.com/blog/new-google-maps-url-parameters deals with google maps parameters/attributes/arguments, where things actually still work. If anyone want's more functionalities within the url, then this is the site to check.

Zoom intervals explained (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/static-maps/intro#Zoomlevels):

The following list shows the approximate level of detail you can expect to see at each zoom level:

• 1: World
• 5: Landmass/continent
• 10: City
• 15: Streets
• 20: Buildings