Add a geocoder
This example adds a geocoding control to a web map, enabling users to search the map for a place.
It adds the control by loading the mapbox-gl-geocoder plugin inside a <script> tag, then using map.addControl to add the control with MapboxGeocoder defined in the options. The MapboxGeocoder object uses the Mapbox Geocoding API to enable places search.
Search for a place like Moulin Rouge to test the geocoder control.
To explore how geocoding query parameters affect places search results, use the Search playground.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Add a geocoder</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.8.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.8.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Load the `mapbox-gl-geocoder` plugin. -->
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-geocoder/v5.0.3/mapbox-gl-geocoder.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-geocoder/v5.0.3/mapbox-gl-geocoder.css" type="text/css">
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
// Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v12',
center: [-79.4512, 43.6568],
zoom: 13
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(
new MapboxGeocoder({
accessToken: mapboxgl.accessToken,
mapboxgl: mapboxgl
})
);
</script>
</body>
</html>
This code snippet will not work as expected until you replace
YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN with an access token from your Mapbox account.import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
import MapboxGeocoder from '@mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder';
import 'mapbox-gl/dist/mapbox-gl.css';
import '@mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder/dist/mapbox-gl-geocoder.css';
const MapboxExample = () => {
const mapContainerRef = useRef();
const mapRef = useRef();
useEffect(() => {
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
mapRef.current = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: mapContainerRef.current,
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v12',
center: [-79.4512, 43.6568],
zoom: 13
});
mapRef.current.addControl(
new MapboxGeocoder({
accessToken: mapboxgl.accessToken,
mapboxgl: mapboxgl
})
);
return () => mapRef.current.remove();
}, []);
return <div ref={mapContainerRef} style={{ height: '100%' }} />;
};
export default MapboxExample;
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