> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.qrtub.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Maps

> How to open a location in Google Maps from a scan, including binding coordinates from each Item's own fields.

```
https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-33.8688,151.2093
```

Replace the coordinates with bindings — `query={{item.latitude}},{{item.longitude}}` — and every
Link opens the map at its own Item's position.

For directions instead of a pin:

```
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination={{item.latitude}},{{item.longitude}}
```

`api=1` is required in both. **No Google API key is needed** — these are Maps URLs, not the
Maps API.

## Bind coordinates, not place names

`query=` accepts a place name as well, but a name has spaces in it, and spaces have to arrive as
`+` or `%20`. QRtub does no URL encoding, so a bound place name breaks the link.

Coordinates have no spaces, so they are safe. Store latitude and longitude as their own fields and
bind those.

## Related

* [Field Bindings & URL Templates](/destinations/field-bindings)
* [What Is a Destination?](/destinations/what-is-a-destination)