Maphere user guide
A clear path from plan to published map.
Learn to draw your venue, add useful place information, and share an interactive map with visitors. Connect your website using the SDK and developer API.
Create your first mapFollow a small venue from a blank floor to a visitor preview.Building an integration?SDK examples, protected access, API reference and request flows.1 Draw your venue2 Add place details3 Publish & share
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Getting startedFind your workspace, learn your way around, and understand how a map reaches your visitors.Create your first mapBuild a small venue with a floor, a shop and a café, then check the visitor experience.Find your way around the studioSee the real editor, learn what each area does, and follow a small edit from selection to preview.Build your map
Draw and edit your mapCreate spaces, curves, walls, paths, amenities and decorations, and use snapping to keep the layout tidy.Floors and reference plansOrganise a venue across floors and trace an accurately scaled floor-plan image.Place your venue on a real mapAlign a reference plan geographically and choose whether visitors see the surroundings.Generate buildings, paths and terrainSelect a real-world area and create editable places, roads, walkways, land and water.Places, categories and labelsGive visitors useful information, position labels, and add surface logos to make destinations easy to identify.Drawing tools
Select, move and panMove around the canvas, select the right object, and make precise changes to its shape and size without disturbing the map.Rectangles and ellipsesDraw rectangular shops, circular kiosks and floor bases, then set their size, height and appearance.Polygons and irregular spacesTrace L-shaped shops and irregular floor boundaries, finish an outline cleanly, and correct its corners.Edit points and curvesReshape corners, bend shopfronts, split an edge and recover a straight outline using the actual editing controls.Draw and adjust wallsSet wall height and thickness, draw continuous runs, join segments and edit curved walls.Draw paths, roads and trailsChoose a path type and width, draw connected sections with rounded joins, then bend or branch them.Place POI markersMark entrances, elevators, toilets and other destinations without drawing a building footprint.Browse and place decorationsBrowse a searchable library with previews, then add furniture, services, planting and floor-access landmarks.Precision & layout
Snapping, grid and alignmentUnderstand every snap control, adjust precision, and practise how competing targets affect placement.Guide linesCreate reusable alignment lines, extend an existing edge, and control which guides participate in snapping.Share your map
Preview and save your workCheck the visitor experience, keep your draft safe, and handle save conflicts.Publish and embed a mapPublish a reviewed version, choose public or protected access, and embed it on your website.Developers
Build with MaphereChoose an integration, understand what runs where, and connect your website to a hosted map.Embed with the SDKAdd the hosted Maphere viewer, connect your own controls, and manage its lifecycle in JavaScript or React.Protect an embedded mapAuthorize visitors on your backend, exchange a server key for short-lived viewing tokens, and handle renewal and revocation.Read and update place dataRead approved fields, page through a consistent map snapshot, and update draft content without overwriting another editor.API reference and troubleshootingFind REST endpoints, scopes, request examples, limits and recovery steps, with a downloadable OpenAPI contract.Account & help
Accounts and workspace accessUnderstand invitations, roles, venue allowances and password recovery.TroubleshootingFind the next step when sign-in, saving, labels or website embeds are not behaving as expected.Keyboard shortcutsKeep drawing with shortcuts for tools, snapping, label placement and saving.Your draft starts private.
Saving keeps your work in the workspace. Publishing makes a reviewed version available to visitors. Understand sharing and access.