How to determine Static Google Map Zoom level

Question

Is there a way to determine static Google map's zoom level which Google sets it by default for best fit.

I want to display the static map with selected zoom level in select option box.

For ex: For below Static Map, Google has chosen zoom level of 15.

One possible way is to draw a dynamic Google map and find its zoom level using JavaScript. But I want to avoid this as it takes little time to load the page.

Is this possible using the static map API or any other alternative to achieve the same?

I am using PHP and JavaScript for this project.

Any help is very much appreciated!

incorelabs incorelabs · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-06T15:18:16

Solution: Zoom Level Google Maps Static API

To set up a custom zoom level, one needs to just add a "zoom" parameter to the request you are making. Thus, if your desired Zoom Level is say, "13"..

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How to determine Static Google Map Zoom level

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