# Help me with the Map please

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [June 15, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285 "2020-06-15T20:31:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gbryanj\_92124leq9fn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gbryanj_92124leq9fn/32/72531_2.png) [@gbryanj\_92124leq9fn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gbryanj_92124leq9fn)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285/1 "2020-06-15T20:31:13Z")

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Hello community!  
This is my first comment and I would like you to help me know if it is possible to mark a start and finish point on a map.  
I appreciate your attention and response.

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**Author:** ![Sofia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sofia/32/50160_2.png) [@Sofia](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Sofia)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285/2 "2020-06-15T21:34:38Z")

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Hey!! Welcome to Thunkable!

It is possible to mark a start and finish point in an app. However if you want to get the blue line you often see in Google Maps, Waze, etc. You need to use an API ( Here or Google Maps). How it works, you need to provide a starting point (lat, long) and a destination point (lat, long). The API will provide you with directions and a polyline.

This polyline is a series of lat and long coordinates that make up the actual line you see in a map. On Thunkable’s component, you can trace a line with coordinates. 🙂

Let me know if you need any more help or guidance! Look for the ‘Here API’ or ‘Google Map API’ documentation so you see what I mean by the polyline and all 😃

Welcome!! 🙂

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**Author:** ![gbryanj\_92124leq9fn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gbryanj_92124leq9fn/32/72531_2.png) [@gbryanj\_92124leq9fn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gbryanj_92124leq9fn)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285/3 "2020-06-15T21:59:06Z")

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Hello Sofia! Thanks for the reply 😊  
Please could you tell me where I place “Here API” or “Google Map API” so I can read the instructions and add it to my thunkable app block. 🙌

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**Author:** ![Sofia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sofia/32/50160_2.png) [@Sofia](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Sofia)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285/4 "2020-06-15T22:06:57Z")

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Sure here are the links:

[Here API Docs](https://developer.here.com/documentation)

[Google Directions API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/start)

Here is an example of a request using the Here APi 🙂

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/e/be227fee50eb42f03bd6fe1a3d5a069be2e60396.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/2/020c68aec65d06c2e8d5e782a7fae560623667f8.png)

The components you need in Thunkable are Web API and the Map 🙂

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-me-with-the-map-please/617285/5 "2024-11-08T11:25:43Z")

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