Unable to display Google Static maps encoded polyline path using URI

Question

I am using the given example in Google Static Map Polyline Path to display the encoded polyline path with fillcolor using URIBuilder . URIBuilder escapes the 'enc' part of URI as expected. Due to this the area is not outlined or filled with color. I have tried replacing \\\\\\\\ with \\ before passing to URI and also added @ in the end.

Below is the URL I am trying to generate using URIBuilder:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap ?size=400x400&center=40.653279,-73.959816&zoom=11 &path=fillcolor:0xAA000033%7Ccolor:0xFFFFFF00%7Cenc:}zswFtikbMjJzZ%7CRdPfZ}DxWvBjWpF~IvJnEvBrMvIvUpGtQpFhOQdKpz@bIx{A%7CPfYlvApz@bl@tcAdTpGpVwQtX}i@%7CGen@lCeAda@bjA%60q@v}@rfAbjA%7CEwBpbAd_@he@hDbu@uIzWcWtZoTdImTdIwu@tDaOXw_@fc@st@~VgQ%7C[uPzNtA%60LlEvHiYyLs^nPhCpG}SzCNwHpz@cEvXg@bWdG%60]lL~MdTmEnCwJ[iJhOae@nCm[%60Aq]qE_pAaNiyBuDurAuB}}Ay%60@%7CEKv_@?%7C[qGji@lAhYyH%60@Xiw@tBerAs@q]jHohAYkSmW?aNoaAbR}LnPqNtMtIbRyRuDef@eT_z@mW_Nm%7CB~j@zC~hAyUyJ_U{Z??cPvg@}s@sHsc@_z@cj@kp@YePoNyYyb@_iAyb@gBw^bOokArcA}GwJuzBre@i\\tf@sZnd@oElb@hStW{]vv@??kz@~vAcj@zKa%60Atf@uQj_Aee@pU_UrcA &key=YOUR_API_KEY

Please help.

Answer 1

The URL request didn't work because of the unnecessary space between parameters, I've removed the spaces in your URL request, you may try the URL below:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=400x400&center=40.653279,-73.959816&zoom=11&path=fillcolor:0xAA000033%7Ccolor:0xFFFFFF00%7Cenc:}zswFtikbMjJzZ%7CRdPfZ}DxWvBjWpF~IvJnEvBrMvIvUpGtQpFhOQdKpz@bIx{A%7CPfYlvApz@bl@tcAdTpGpVwQtX}i@%7CGen@lCeAda@bjA%60q@v}@rfAbjA%7CEwBpbAd_@he@hDbu@uIzWcWtZoTdImTdIwu@tDaOXw_@fc@st@~VgQ%7C[uPzNtA%60LlEvHiYyLs^nPhCpG}SzCNwHpz@cEvXg@bWdG%60]lL~MdTmEnCwJ[iJhOae@nCm[%60Aq]qE_pAaNiyBuDurAuB}}Ay%60@%7CEKv_@?%7C[qGji@lAhYyH%60@Xiw@tBerAs@q]jHohAYkSmW?aNoaAbR}LnPqNtMtIbRyRuDef@eT_z@mW_Nm%7CB~j@zC~hAyUyJ_U{Z??cPvg@}s@sHsc@_z@cj@kp@YePoNyYyb@_iAyb@gBw^bOokArcA}GwJuzBre@i\tf@sZnd@oElb@hStW{]vv@??kz@~vAcj@zKa%60Atf@uQj_Aee@pU_UrcA&key=YOUR_API_KEY

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