# Overview | Maps JavaScript API | Google for Developers

> Get started with the Google Maps JavaScript API. View a simple example, learn the concepts, and create custom maps for your site.

- **Category:** Code
- **Kind:** Tool
- **Host:** developers.google.com
- **Destination:** https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial
- **Date added:** 2018

This page is part of [Ref Point](https://ref-p.com/index.md), Chris Beltran’s curated library.