# Install @react-google-maps/api

```bash
npm install --save @react-google-maps/api
# or
pnpm install @react-google-maps/api
```

## LoadScript and GoogleMap

The two basic components required to load a simple map are:

- LoadScript - Loads the Google Maps API script
- GoogleMap - The map component inside which all other components render

The simplest way to get a functional map is:

> ⚠️ Make sure you cache the props passed to `GoogleMap` to avoid re-renders that may harm the performance.

```md
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { GoogleMap, LoadScript } from '@react-google-maps/api';

const containerStyle = {
width: '400px',
height: '400px'
};

const center = {
lat: -3.745,
lng: -38.523
};

class MyComponents extends Component {
render() {
return (
<LoadScript
        googleMapsApiKey="YOUR_API_KEY"
      >
<GoogleMap
          mapContainerStyle={containerStyle}
          center={center}
          zoom={10}
        >
{ /_ Child components, such as markers, info windows, etc. _/ }
<></>
</GoogleMap>
</LoadScript>
)
}
}
```

Or you can also adopt a functional component style:

```md
import React from 'react'
import { GoogleMap, LoadScript } from '@react-google-maps/api';

const containerStyle = {
width: '400px',
height: '400px'
};

const center = {
lat: -3.745,
lng: -38.523
};

function MyComponent() {
return (
<LoadScript
      googleMapsApiKey="YOUR_API_KEY"
    >
<GoogleMap
        mapContainerStyle={containerStyle}
        center={center}
        zoom={10}
      >
{ /_ Child components, such as markers, info windows, etc. _/ }
<></>
</GoogleMap>
</LoadScript>
)
}

export default React.memo(MyComponent)
```