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Google Street View
Mountain View, California, USA
What it is
Google Street View combines panoramic images to represent places virtually on Google Maps. Users can explore locations and view historical imagery to see how they have changed over time. Images come from Google and contributors, and may be months or years old rather than real time. People with a compatible camera can capture 360 videos and upload them through Street View Studio, which supports multiple uploads, previews, imagery statistics and capture route planning. Businesses can publish indoor or outdoor imagery and virtual tours to help customers preview their locations. Developers can add Street View to Android, iOS and web applications. Integration options include the Maps Embed API and Maps JavaScript API; the Street View Image API provides static panorama images, while the Publish API sends 360 photos to Google Maps with position, orientation and connectivity metadata. Street View has a free plan, but the Static API is billed per panorama, requires billing and an API key or OAuth token, and returns images up to 640 by 640 pixels. Google says contributed imagery receives automatic face and license plate blurring; users can request additional blurring.
For and against
For
- Users can view historical imagery.
- Street View Studio supports route planning and multiple uploads.
- Businesses can publish virtual tours.
- Developers can integrate Street View into Android, iOS and web apps.
- Contributed imagery receives automatic face and plate blurring.
Against
- Imagery is not real time and may be years old.
- Static API usage is billed per panorama.
- Static API images are limited to 640 by 640 pixels.
- API requests require billing and an API key or OAuth token.
The verdict
Google Street View supports virtual exploration, business tours and developer integrations, with a free plan for the service. Its Static API has separate per-panorama billing and technical requirements, and imagery may not reflect current conditions.
Who it suits
Street View suits people exploring locations, businesses that want customers to preview premises, and developers adding panoramas to apps or websites. Contributors with compatible cameras can publish 360 imagery through Street View Studio.
Plans and prices
Google Street View
Street View Static API is pay-as-you-go per panorama; API requests require billing and an API key or OAuth token
Read 8 Oct 2026 · developers.google.com
On the record
- API billing and limits
- The Street View Static API is billed per panorama, requires billing and an API key or OAuth token, and returns images up to 640 by 640 pixels.developers.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Business use
- Businesses can publish indoor and outdoor imagery or virtual tours to help customers preview their locations.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Contribute imagery
- Users can capture 360 videos with a compatible camera and upload them to Street View Studio.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Developer platforms
- Developers can add Street View to Android, iOS, and web applications.developers.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Historical imagery
- Street View lets users view historical imagery to see how a location has changed over time.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Image freshness
- Street View imagery is not real time and may be from a few months to a few years earlier.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Image sources
- Street View imagery comes from Google and contributors.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Street View can be embedded through the Maps Embed API or Maps JavaScript API, and static panorama images can be added with the Street View Image API.developers.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Google says its contributed imagery uses automatic face and license plate blurring, and users can request additional blurring of a face, plate, house, car, or body.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Publish API
- The Street View Publish API publishes 360 photos to Google Maps with position, orientation, and connectivity metadata.developers.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Studio tools
- Street View Studio supports multiple uploads, image previews, imagery statistics, and capture route planning.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Google's Street View site links to a Help Center and an image acceptance and policy page.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Street View combines panoramic images to provide a virtual representation of places on Google Maps.google.com · read 8 Oct 2026
