Google Static Maps URL length limit

Question

I have 153 markers and need to generate a static map with them, but when put them in the url I get an error like this:

414 Request-Uri Too Large

My url is something like this

"http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=13.00,-85.00&size=600x500&maptype=roadmap&markers=13.305,-86.18636&markers=13.72326,-86.13705&......"

Thanks folks!

Answer 1

The way i see it is either you reduce precision of your markers in order to gain space in the URL. (i.e. markers=13.72326,-86.13705---->markers=13.73,-86.14) resulting in placing the markers in a grid...
Or you go with a non static api

Answer 2

This response came from the Server (google). So you're not allowed to request such long URLs.

See the google api doc for more infos:

Static Map URLs are restricted to 2048 characters in size. In practice, you will probably not have need for URLs longer than this, unless you produce complicated maps with a high number of markers and paths.

Answer 3

I had same problem,

i used link like this, and reduced position precision:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=61.52401,105.318756&zoom=2&size=710x400&markers=|59,30|48,44|55,37|55,37|55,37|56,44|56,60|55,49|47,39|57,39|55,37|55,82|47,39|55,37|53,50|51,36|55,37|54,73|45,38|48,44|50,43|46,44|51,42|56,53|59,32|59,30|60,30|59,30|59,28|59,32|59,29|58,31|68,33|56,92|59,38|57,56|55,37|55,36|55,38|55,37|55,38|56,38|55,38|51,46|55,38|45,41|53,49|55,61|50,36|50,36|55,48|55,48|55,49|56,50|56,47|53,91|47,39|57,61|44,37|56,86|55,43|44,41|43,13|43,13|42,13|42,13|57,61|64,40|46,48|55,45|52,47|56,43|54,19|53,83|48,40|54,54|53,58|54,83|59,56|52,85|48,13|55,55|50,12|51,40|56,43|49,40|59,33|37,34|58,33|53,34|54,42|56,30|58,54|54,33|56,60|58,60|57,46|43,44|56,40|49,36|49,32|47,42|59,39|56,35|51,39|55,38|57,45|55,42|56,43|56,43|57,13|56,43|56,44|55,42|55,44|55,42|55,43|54,43|54,44|54,43|56,44|55,45|55,43|57,45|56,43|55,44|57,46|56,45|57,53|60,28&sensor=false