Create a non-interactive map

The MapTiler SDK JS is a mapping library designed for creating interactive maps, but you can also disable the interactivity and simulate a static map.

To get a simple non-interactive map, it’s typically much easier and more lightweight to generate a static map image via our Static maps API. However, you may prefer to use the SDK JS in these cases:

You already have a complex interactive map implemented and just want a simple way to switch it to non-interactive.
You need to add special features and custom data to your map, so the markers and lines that a static map allows aren’t sufficient.

To make your map non-interactive with MapTiler SDK JS, build your map as usual and then add the parameter interactive: false. See the result and code below.


npm install --save @maptiler/sdk

main.js

import { Map, MapStyle, config } from '@maptiler/sdk';
import '@maptiler/sdk/dist/maptiler-sdk.css';

config.apiKey = 'YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE';
const map = new Map({
    container: 'map',
    style: MapStyle.STREETS, 
    center: [-74.5, 40],
    zoom: 9,
    // causes pan & zoom handlers not to be applied, similar to
    // .dragging.disable() and other handler .disable() funtions in Leaflet.
    interactive: false,
    navigationControl: false,
    geolocateControl: false
});

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="robots" content="noindex">
  <title>Create a non-interactive map | NPM example</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <div id="map"></div>
  <script type="module" src="./main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

style.css

body {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
#map {position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%;}

<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Display a non-interactive map</title>
<script src="https://cdn.maptiler.com/maptiler-sdk-js/v4.1.0/maptiler-sdk.umd.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://cdn.maptiler.com/maptiler-sdk-js/v4.1.0/maptiler-sdk.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style>
  body {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
  #map {position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
    maptilersdk.config.apiKey = 'YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE';
    const map = new maptilersdk.Map({
        container: 'map',
        style: maptilersdk.MapStyle.STREETS, 
        center: [-74.5, 40],
        zoom: 9,
        // causes pan & zoom handlers not to be applied, similar to
        // .dragging.disable() and other handler .disable() funtions in Leaflet.
        interactive: false,
        navigationControl: false,
        geolocateControl: false
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>