# **🔍 Overview**

The Brand Vault Locations section supports an embedded Google Map to help display your business location. To save successfully, the map field requires a specific **iframe embed code** — not a standard Google Maps URL. Entering the wrong format will prevent the field from saving correctly.

# **📍 What the Google Map Field Expects**

The map input field in Brand Vault Locations is designed to accept an **iframe embed code** from Google Maps. This is different from the URL you see in your browser's address bar when viewing a location on Google Maps.

- **Correct format:** An iframe embed code that begins with `<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?..."`
- **Incorrect format:** A standard browser URL such as `https://www.google.com/maps/place/...`

Pasting a standard URL into the map field will not save and will not display a map preview.

# **🔗 How to Get the Correct Iframe Embed Code from Google Maps**

1. Open **Google Maps** in your browser and search for your business location.
2. Click on your business listing to open the location panel.
3. Click the **Share** button (the arrow icon near the top of the panel).
4. In the Share dialog, select the **Embed a map** tab.
5. Choose your preferred map size from the dropdown menu.
6. Click **Copy HTML**. This copies the full iframe embed code to your clipboard.

The copied code will look similar to this example:

`<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=..." width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy"></iframe>`

# **📋 How to Add the Embed Code to Brand Vault Locations**

1. Navigate to Brand Vault: top-right **More Features** menu (grid icon, next to your Avatar Menu (👤)) → **Brand Vault**, or **OTTO SEO** in the left sidebar → **All Sites** → open your project → **Brand Vault**.
2. Open the **Locations** section.
3. Locate the **Google Map** field for the relevant location.
4. Paste the full iframe embed code you copied from Google Maps into the field.
5. Click **Save** to confirm your changes.

Once saved, a map preview will appear within the Locations card displaying your embedded location.

# **⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid**

- **Pasting a browser URL instead of the iframe code.** Always use the Share → Embed a map flow in Google Maps to get the correct code.
- **Copying only the src attribute value.** The entire `<iframe>...</iframe>` tag is required, not just the URL inside the `src` attribute.
- **Editing the iframe code after copying.** Avoid modifying the code manually, as this can break the embed and prevent saving.
- **Using a Google My Business or Google Search result URL.** These URLs are not compatible with the embed field.

# **✅ How to Confirm the Map Saved Correctly**

After saving, scroll to the Locations section in Brand Vault. If the embed was accepted, you will see a live map preview rendered inside the location card. If the field appears blank or shows an error, review the format of the code you pasted and repeat the steps above using the **Embed a map** tab in Google Maps.

# **💬 Need Help?**

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