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Maps SDK for iOS Usage and Billing

Maps SDK for iOS requests generate calls to one of three SKUs depending on the type of request: SKU: Maps SDK, SKU: Dynamic Maps, or SKU: Dynamic Street View. Click the info info icon to see the table of contents for this page.

Billing and pricing for the Maps SDK for iOS

For information about how Google calculates your billing and pricing, see Google Maps Platform pricing list or Google Maps Platform pricing list - India.

SKU: Maps SDK

This SKU bills for map loads of a Google map object, not loaded with a map ID, in an Android or iOS mobile application.

	Category	Essentials
	Billable event	Map load
	Triggers	Each instantiation of a Google map object, not loaded with a map ID, in a Maps SDK for Android or Maps SDK for iOS mobile application: One of `MapFragment`, `SupportMapFragment`, or `MapView` classes on Android. A map load is counted each time the related `onCreate()` method is called. A `GMSMapView` object on iOS. User interactions with the map don't generate additional map loads, including panning, zooming, or switching map layers. The creation of a Street View panorama is not billed as a map load. It is billed as a Dynamic Street View.
	Pricing	Main pricing table India pricing table

SKU: Dynamic Maps

This SKU bills for map loads when an application displays a map.

	Category	Essentials
	Billable event	Map load
	Triggers	This SKU bills for map loads when an application displays a map loaded in one of the following ways: With or without a map ID using Maps JavaScript API With a map ID using either the Maps SDK for Android or Maps SDK for iOS. User interactions with the map, such as panning, zooming, or switching map layers, don't generate additional map loads.
	Pricing	Main pricing table India pricing table

SKU: Dynamic Street View

This SKU bills for requests to the Street View Static API that return a dynamic street view panorama.

	Category	Pro
	Billable event	Panorama
	Triggers	This SKU is triggered when you instantiate a panorama object using one of the following classes or methods: JavaScript: Use the `google.maps.StreetViewPanorama()` class or `Map.getStreetView()` method. Neither the built-in Street View experience based on the Street View Pegman control nor usage of the `StreetViewService()` class is charged. Android: Use one of `StreetViewPanoramaFragment`, `SupportStreetViewPanoramaFragment`, or `StreetViewPanoramaView` classes. A panorama is counted each time the related `onCreate()` method is called. iOS: Use the `GMSPanoramaView` object. Street View panoramas and map loads are now charged separately. A dynamic Street View panorama is charged for each instantiation of a panorama object in a Maps JavaScript API, Maps SDK for Android, Maps SDK for iOS application.
	Pricing	Main pricing table India pricing table

Other usage limits

All mobile usage of the Maps SDK for iOS is unlimited, but you can set quota limits to cap your project's usage of Dynamic Street View requests through the Maps SDK for iOS.

Terms of Use restrictions

For information on terms of use, see the License Restrictions section of the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service.