# Preloading Google Maps API

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-google-maps-api/303286>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 18, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-google-maps-api/303286 "2010-01-18T10:00:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![J\_Mo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@J\_Mo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J_Mo)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-google-maps-api/303286/1 "2010-01-18T10:00:28Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to preload the Google Maps API. I have obviously preloaded my movie but would like to do the same for my Map as when it loads there is a plain grey background as it loads (can I change the colour of that background???).

Thanks  
Phil