## [google.maps](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/top-level.md.txt#google.maps) namespace namespace `google.maps` | ### Constants || |---|---| | `version` | Google Maps JavaScript API version loaded by the browser. See | | ### Static Methods || |---|---| | `importLibrary` | `importLibrary(libraryName)` **Parameters:** - `libraryName: string` **Return Value:** `Promise` Loads a [library](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/libraries.md.txt) of the Maps JavaScript API, resolving with the direct members of that API (without namespacing). (When loaded, libraries also add themselves to the global `google.maps` namespace, though using the global namespace is not generally recommended.) |