Google Maps - Street View Static Image

Question

Is there a way to insert an address into a link and have it bring up the street view?

For instance:

Answer 1

Street View now has a static images API. Here's an example:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?size=640x480&location=43.0635309,141.3253261&fov=120&heading=235&pitch=10&sensor=false

Here's the docs:

https://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/streetview/

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