# How to Display KML Files
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-kml-files/2600866
**Category:** Maps
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-kml-files/2600866 "2023-09-18T07:34:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@maotou](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maotou)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-kml-files/2600866/1 "2023-09-18T07:34:03Z")
Hello Thunkable community,
Is there a built-in method or a recommended approach for displaying KML files on the map component in Thunkable? I would appreciate any advice on how to parse and render the KML data onto the map.
If there is a need to use external APIs or services, could you please provide some guidance or examples?
Thank you in advance for your assistance. I look forward to hearing your suggestions!
Best regards,
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-kml-files/2600866/2 "2023-09-18T10:15:14Z")
This is not possible unless you are hosting your map on an external server and serving it to the end user via iframe.
You cannot add this to the local Thunkable map component.
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-kml-files/2600866/3 "2024-11-08T13:33:26Z")