---
title: "Google Maps Platform API changes, deprecations and deadlines | Harbyn"
description: "Google Maps Platform: 0 upcoming deadlines and 8 recorded changes as of 2026-10-25, each with its source."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/vendors/google-maps"
last-updated: 2026-10-25
---

# Google Maps Platform: API changes and deadlines

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/vendors/google-maps>.

Developer platform. 0 upcoming deadlines, 8 recorded changes. Every entry cites the Google Maps Platform page we read it from.

## What we read

The Google Maps Platform pages and feeds our ingestion visits, politely and on a schedule.

- **Deprecations**: <https://developers.google.com/maps/deprecations>
- **Changelog**: <https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases>
- **Releases**: <https://api.github.com/repos/googlemaps/google-maps-services-js/releases?per_page=20>
- **Changelog**: <https://api.github.com/advisories?affects=@googlemaps/google-maps-services-js,@googlemaps/js-api-loader,googlemaps&per_page=20&sort=published&direction=desc>

## What the scanner looks for

How `harbyn scan` recognises Google Maps Platform in a repository, on your machine. Nothing leaves it.

- **Packages**: `npm @googlemaps/google-maps-services-js`, `npm @googlemaps/js-api-loader`, `pypi googlemaps`
- **API hosts**: `maps.googleapis.com`, `places.googleapis.com`, `routes.googleapis.com`, `addressvalidation.googleapis.com`

## Upcoming deadlines

No upcoming Google Maps Platform deadline in the feed right now.

## Change history

Newest first, by the date Google Maps Platform announced it. This is the archive: past changes are not warnings, and changes we recorded after they took effect are marked as such.

### October 2026

- Oct 22, 2026, Retirement: [KmlLayer functionality no longer available](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-maps/2026-10-22-kmllayer-functionality-no-longer-available.md)
- Oct 22, 2026, Deprecation: [PlaceContentConfigElement deprecated](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-maps/2026-10-22-placecontentconfigelement-deprecated.md)
- Oct 22, 2026, Feature: [Places UI Kit Pro elements generally available](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases)
- Oct 14, 2026, Feature: [PlacePinElement added to alpha channel](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases)
- Oct 1, 2026, Feature: [Pointer events for interactive Maps3D elements](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases)
- Oct 1, 2026, Feature: [3D map memory controls](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases)
- Oct 1, 2026, Behavior change: [Route waypoint marker defaults change in 3D (alpha)](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-maps/2026-10-01-3d-route-marker-accessibility-and-display-updates.md)

### September 2026

- Sep 29, 2026, Retirement: [Drawing Library unavailable](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-maps/2026-09-29-drawing-library-unavailable.md) (effective May 2026; recorded after the fact)