Share places, positions and routes from the map

How to share a place, a camera, any position or a whole route from the map as a link, and what such a link contains.

Published 4 Nov 2026, 13:01

Every place, position and route on the map can be shared as a link. Whoever opens the link sees the same spot or the same route in the link's language. Nobody needs an account for this.

A place or a camera: open its panel and choose Share. The link opens the place with its details.
Any position: right-click the map (on a phone: long-press) and choose Share position.
A route: choose Share in the route planner. The link contains all waypoints in their order.
The current view: the address in your browser keeps up with the view, the selected place, the route and the search. You can simply copy it.

If your browser offers a share menu, for example on a phone, it opens. Otherwise the map copies the link to the clipboard and shows Link copied.

If you only need the coordinates, use Copy coordinates in a place's panel or in the menu after a right-click. Someone else can enter the coordinates in the map's search.

What a link contains

A link only contains coordinates, the zoom level and, where relevant, the ID of a place or camera. A route is included as a list of coordinates.
The address in your browser also contains your search term if you are searching.
Your own markers, notes, favourites and the names of saved routes are never in a link. If you share the position of your own marker, the other person only sees the spot.
Whoever opens a shared route gets it in their own route planner and can edit it there or save it under My places.

Trouble?

Invalid link: if a link is damaged or incomplete, the map shows a notice and only uses the parts it can read, otherwise the default view. It's best to ask for the link again.
Place no longer there: if a place has since been removed from the map data, the map shows a notice that it is no longer on the map.
Copying doesn't work: some browsers don't allow access to the clipboard. Copy the address from the address bar instead. For any position, first use Centre here to move the spot to the middle.

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How to share

A place or a camera: open its panel and choose Share. The link opens the place with its details.

Any position: right-click the map (on a phone: long-press) and choose Share position.

A route: choose Share in the route planner. The link contains all waypoints in their order.

The current view: the address in your browser keeps up with the view, the selected place, the route and the search. You can simply copy it.

If your browser offers a share menu, for example on a phone, it opens. Otherwise the map copies the link to the clipboard and shows Link copied.

If you only need the coordinates, use Copy coordinates in a place's panel or in the menu after a right-click. Someone else can enter the coordinates in the map's search.

What a link contains

A link only contains coordinates, the zoom level and, where relevant, the ID of a place or camera. A route is included as a list of coordinates.

The address in your browser also contains your search term if you are searching.

Your own markers, notes, favourites and the names of saved routes are never in a link. If you share the position of your own marker, the other person only sees the spot.

Whoever opens a shared route gets it in their own route planner and can edit it there or save it under My places.

Trouble?

Invalid link: if a link is damaged or incomplete, the map shows a notice and only uses the parts it can read, otherwise the default view. It's best to ask for the link again.

Place no longer there: if a place has since been removed from the map data, the map shows a notice that it is no longer on the map.

Copying doesn't work: some browsers don't allow access to the clipboard. Copy the address from the address bar instead. For any position, first use Centre here to move the spot to the middle.