# Search on map and add marker

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** design, beginner\
**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460 "2021-11-12T09:27:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![skully1466](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@skully1466](https://community.thunkable.com/u/skully1466)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460/1 "2021-11-12T09:27:09Z")

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Hi,

Can someone help me with the map component, i want to add a marker based on the input field?

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460/2 "2021-11-13T00:13:48Z")

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Hey @skully1466 👋

Check out [these docs.](https://docs.thunkable.com/map#add-marker) They should be helpful.

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**Author:** ![skully1466](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@skully1466](https://community.thunkable.com/u/skully1466)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460/3 "2021-11-17T20:37:38Z")

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Hi Jared,

Thanks for replying, but what I meant was to type in an input field and on button press you add a marker based on input value eg.“an address”

I dont like bringing in other platforms, but in Adalo i could search but not get users current location and in Thunkable it visa versa.

Do I have to geocode and use web api to convert my address to lat and long?

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**Author:** ![shrey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/shrey/32/105637_2.png) [@shrey](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shrey)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460/4 "2021-11-18T15:13:52Z")

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Yes you do have to use an API, here’s the [API Link](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview)

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460/5 "2021-11-18T15:44:42Z")

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Depending on what you want.

```auto
https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=centurylink+field

```

This will give you the map location by address. You can use it as the URL for the `Web Viewer`.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/search-on-map-and-add-marker/1611460/6 "2022-02-16T15:44:51Z")

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