How can I embed Photos from my Google Photos onto a Google Map?

Question

I want to add some photos I took with my phone camera to a Google Map I am working on. There are 4 options when editing a marker for adding content.

• Google Image Search
• URL
• Video Search
• Youtube URL

When I try to use the share link from the photo in my Google Photos I get the following error message: We can't find the image at that URL.
I've tried posting the photo on Google+ and sharing that link and I get the same error. There is no option for uploading an image from your local drive.

I would think something like this should be pretty basic. Can someone explain to me how to do this?

Answer 1

The shareable link that you get from Google Photos cannot be used in many applications, it doesn't just show the picture, it also puts it in a display showing the date (and any other pictures that you have included in the same shareable link)

Instead, you need to:

• In Google Photos, click into the picture you want to use, so it is the only one on the screen
• Right click, and choose Copy Image URL (that's the option in Chrome, other browsers have slightly different words for the same action)
• Paste that Image URL (not the shareable link) into the Image-URL field in Maps.