# addMap

Source: https://www.nianticspatial.com/docs/api/swift/NSDK.NSDKMapStorage.method-addMap/

addMap
Adds previously serialized map data to the map storage.

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## Declaration

func addMap(map: NSDKBuffer) throws

#### Summary

Adds previously serialized map data to the map storage.

#### Throws

NSDKError.invalidArgumentor NSDKError.nullArgument   indicating a problem with the map argument . Check NSDK's C logs for more information.

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| map | NSDKBuffer | The serialized map data to add. It should be encoded as a DeviceMap protobuf and can be obtained from `mapData()`, `mapUpdate()`, or `mergeMapUpdate(existingMap:mapUpdate:)`. |

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