topic Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else? in QlikView

Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT

Is anyone else having trouble with the Google Maps layer disappearing from existing Qlikview applications? As of today nothing on either desktop or server-hosted Qlikview has a Google map in the background.

We're running Qlikview 11.

I tested the Qlikview-generated URL, which is

http://maps.google.com/staticmap?center=38.097986,-106.0454515&zoom=2&maptype=&size=800x300&key=xx&.jpg

It generates a 403 error with the following documentation:

This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage.

For more information about HTTP errors, see Help

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Nicole-Smith — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:53:53 GMT

Ours are missing too... I wonder what's going on.

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

julian_rodriguez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:55:02 GMT

Same here!

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Brian_Munz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMT

I know they're turning off v2 of the google maps API soon. Maybe it has something to do with that? DO you know which version of the API you're running?

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/v2/

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

julian_rodriguez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:10:51 GMT

As Brian says, it should be related with the API version,

The error message is clear "This web site needs a different Google Maps API key. A new key can be generated at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/"

May be you should read about this on the API website: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial?hl=en#api_key

I have the same issue, so let me check what is the resolution for this...

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:20:28 GMT

Hi noahshlaes,

Google Map API v2 has been deprecated, try with this URL:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=38.097986,-106.0454515&zoom=2&maptype=&size=800x300&key=xx&sensor=false

but you should replace the key 'xx' with a real one, otherwise it doesn't work.

Giada

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

julian_rodriguez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:26:06 GMT

The URL posted by Giada works fine.

Thanks so much!

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:42:31 GMT

Resolved - thanks!

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:53:19 GMT

Hi all,

I have the same problem for two days, and I have made the change posted by giada.

Now it's working my google map is reup, but all my points are not at the good place.

I change only the dynamic pictures like this:

='http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?'

num(var_mid_lat, '##############', '.', ',' )

','

num(var_mid_long, '##############', '.', ',' )

'&zoom=$(var_zoom)'

'&maptype='&var_maptype

'&size='&map_size_x&'x'&map_size_y

'&key='&gmap_key

'&sensor=false'

'&scale='&map_scale

But now all my points are not correctly placed (normaly all points are in Europe) Do you have an idea? On the old map all was correct

Thanks in advance

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:07:20 GMT

Hi Bati,

I think you forgot the "center" keywork in the URL, try this:

='http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center='

num(var_mid_lat, '##############', '.', ',' )

','

num(var_mid_long, '##############', '.', ',' )

'&zoom=$(var_zoom)'

'&maptype='&var_maptype

'&size='&map_size_x&'x'&map_size_y

'&key='&gmap_key

'&sensor=false'

'&scale='&map_scale

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:19:18 GMT

Can anybody pls help me to get working the google api again? File attached it just doesnt work . It doesnt show the maps and the blobs

I would apreciate any help

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

julian_rodriguez — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:34:13 GMT

vampiros:

First of all, you need to get a API v3 new valid key and place it on the load script, for the variable:

gmap_key = 'xx';

Replace the 'xx' with your new key.

Then you should change the Frame Background Color property with someting like this:

='http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center='
&
num(var_mid_lat, '##############', '.', ',' )
&
','
&
num(var_mid_long, '##############', '.', ',' )
&
'&zoom=$(var_zoom)'
&
'&maptype='&var_maptype
&
'&size='&map_size_x&'x'&map_size_y
&
'&key='&gmap_key & '&sensor=false'

Please note that the URL changed and in the end there is not ".jpg" parameter.

Hope this be useful.

Regards

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

informnes — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:55:19 GMT

Dear julian.rodriguez and giada.bravi

Thank you very much, the google maps now works.

But there is still a problem:

If you select some values (draw an rectangle over the map), the map doesn't zoom in, like it did before.

I hope u can help me/us.

Kind regards.

Simon

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:18:42 GMT

Thank you very much. Nothing but love for you and your kindness

Just one more thing: seems i shredered something.. I cant search for longitude and latitude. My search strings are: zagreb, Hrvatska (city and country). Can yiou pls just check the script below?

let noRows = NoOfRows('GoogleMaps')-1;

for i=0 to $(noRows)

let a=peek('CUSTACCOUNT',$(i),'GoogleMaps');

//let b=peek('LastName',$(i),'Table1');

//let c=peek(‘ProductSold’,$(i),'Table3');

let b=peek('Adresa',$(i),'GoogleMaps');

Data:

LOAD

'$(a)' as [Kupac šifra],

//'$(b)' as LastName,

//'$(c)' as ProductSold,

'$(b)' as Adresa,

subfield([Response/Placemark/Point/coordinates], ',' ,1) AS longitude,

subfield([Response/Placemark/Point/coordinates], ',' ,2) AS latitude

FROM [http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/geo?q=$(b)&output=xml&oe=utf8&sensor=false&key=] (XmlSimple, Table is [kml]);

next i;

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:34:24 GMT

Hi giada,

I'm so confused, you're right I've made an error and forgot the center.

It's now perfect, thanks a lot!

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:45:09 GMT

I have tried everything that has been suggested in this thread and still are not getting the map image. Is there anywhere else I should be looking or could somebody attach a known working map with data added as an inline table perhaps. I was thinking that the something was being blocked by our server but tried on home PC and still no image,

Thanks

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

julian_rodriguez — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:07:14 GMT

Dave, please see attachement.

And don't forget to exchange the gmap_key variable value for your own API key, since this key should be unique for each project, according with the Google terms.

Regards.

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:37:26 GMT

Thanks for your speedy reply.....afraid that still doesn't show the map

I have checked the license I have and that doesn't seem to be the problem....now I really confused.

I think its time to look at Bing maps or somewhere else.

Thanks

Dave

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:15:07 GMT

The weird thing is I have created a Text Field that uses the code that the dynamic link is using and if I put that output into Google it brings up the map.

Any one else experiencing this issue??

Thanks

Re: Google Maps Integration Gone? Anyone else?

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:49:57 GMT

For what it's worth, ours also stopped working, but by simply removing the '.jpg' from the end of the URL the maps came up again.

This after I had messed and fussed with trying to regen a key for several hours But all's well that ends well. Hopefully this works for you too.

Thanks