I am attempting to add a Google maps to a website and allow users to insert their postcode to get directions to my client.
Currently I can't manage to make the map visible, the website although under development IS hosted and I have my own unique api key.
Is there more verification necessary? I read something about meta tags but was unsure how to get a code.
Unless your expecting or are getting more than 25000 hits a day, you don't need an API key for the current version of google maps, so requesting it with http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=true should work then use a library like this should get it to work http://code.google.com/p/jquery-ui-map/wiki/jquery_ui_map_v_3_tutorial
Follow that tutorial and you'll have it running in no time.
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I recently changed my domain name, therefore the map is not loading where I want it to. It is coming up with the URL error.
However it was a long time ago that the account was made and i cant seem to remember which account I made the key in. However i do have the actual key in Heroku.
Is it any way possible to find out which account the key was made in, by contacting Google and them maybe using the key to find out?
I know this is a long shot.
Your site URL to be authorized:
Google Maps JavaScript API error: RefererNotAllowedMapError
You may request it through a support case via https://console.cloud.google.com/google/maps-apis/support in order to open personalized communication channel with the technical support team for Google Maps API
I am implementing Google Maps in my web application. Since Version 3 I don't need an API key for accessing their servers.
Google is limiting the requests, though.
How are they doing that? If external users are accessing my website, one map load is generated.
Do I have now about 25,000 map loads per IP address or how to they
recognize my application?
They probably use the location/domain of the current document(this detail will be sended to the Authentication-service).
But as long as it's not documented this may only be an assumption, you'll have to ask google how they do it.
UPDATE: In an effort to give a more clear question. How do I use the Google Console API key with the Google Maps Geocoding Web Service API? At the moment the request comes back as denied, when I specify the key but even though it failed it is logged in the Google Console API site's reports section.
Original Question
I have an existing app that has been modified to start geocoding address at the time they are entered (for use within the app on a Google Map). The volume expected for this is expcted to be within the free offering's limites and does not require a key at this time. However now I have to geocode all of the existing addresses. I have a small windows app (C#) that will loop through them one at a time, request they be geocoded (via https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json) and store the results in the database. However I keep running into the query limit. To help alleviate this I've setup an account on Google API Console (https://code.google.com/apis/console/) so that I get go over the limit and just be billed for the overages.
The problem is in order to do utilize this billing alternative I have to provide a Console API Key to the request, but every time I do so I get a response back with a status of REQUEST_DENIED.
My URL looks like this
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA+94043&sensor=false&key=123abc
If I take off the key it works fine, but with it on it fails. Now, I have seen other questions similar to this when looking around but can find no answer to the issue.
I've tried various alternate domains including maps.google.com, maps.googleapis.com and maps-api-ssl.google.com all seem to have the same problem from what I can tell.
Here's what I've been able to find out so far:
The service is listed in the Google Console API's site as Google Maps API v3, (there is a separate entry for v2) so I don't think it's a problem with keys no longer being mandatory in v3.
I know the requests are getting through and being correctly logged against this API key because with each failed attempt the request count goes up by one on the Reports tab of the Google APIs Console.
*I know it's not a problem with it not being accessed via a web page because the Console API explicitly lets you generates keys intended for Server/Service use and you can restrict access to them via IP address, not URL Referrer.
*I've also verified the parameter syntax as it's outlined on this page, as are other usage
*These seem to be generic to the Console API system but there is no mention of exceptions to these practices when used for the Google Maps API.
I even tried to contact Google but apparently they don't offer support over the phone (I was hoping to be done with this today but that's not looking likely).
It seems the key is not necessary anymore, since it doesn't increase your limit of free geocodings.
It was a legacy of v2, but geocoding API v2 was fully deprecated last March, 8.
If you need to use more than the free limit, I think you must adquire the Enterprise license.
Regards,
Eduardo.
I ran into this same issue and solved it by enabling the Geocoding API on the Google apis dashboard. Even though I'm using the Google Maps JavaScript API v3, it still required me to enable the Geocoding API as well. Make sure you understand the google's quota limits and billing system before enabling any API access. Hope this helps!
Late to this answer, but just in case anyone else has issue. Billing needs to be setup first and like Dylan said you also have to enable Geocoding API(this got me). At least I did for my locations app that shows multiple store location addresses.
I saw that one has not to obtain a Google Maps API key if you want to use their maps api in general, only if you want to use their web services and statistics etc.
Now I have two questions regarding this:
If I have a public website which uses the Google Maps API to display a map with default options. How does Google count the API calls if I don't use an API key? (Maybe with the help of the domain which requests the map?)
If they do so and my site exceeds the 25k calls/day, is there a possiblity that my users can login with their Google account on my site and some backend logic will get them an API key from Google that I store e.g. in a database. So I could use the API keys of my users to bypass the API usage limits only for my site.
Assuming you are using the Javascript API v3:
This SO question partially answers your queries.
Have a look at the usage limits, it looks like that you cannot use more than one API key:
Can I use more than one API key to increase my available usage over
the documented limits?
Google reserves the right to withhold access to the Maps API from any site that attempts to use more than the permitted number of map
loads of the Maps API without permission, and fails to respond when
contacted by Google.
Though this may be debatable, to me it seems a bad idea using your user's API key. For sure you need to ask the permission, then you have to monitor their quotas and so on, a minefield...
TL;DR if you exceed constantly the daily quota you should purchase a larger quota.
I am looking into the Google Places Autocompleter. It works perfectly, I tried using the code provided.
However I see they mention something about limits per API key. First of all, I don't have an API key, and it works. I dont see a limit regarding no API keys?
Secondly, do they limit per client IP (the browser that is viewing my site), per domain, or something else?
If they limit per domain, will sub1.domain.com and sub2.domain.com share the same limit?
I can't seem to find anything regarding this in the Google documentation, which is why I am asking here. Thanks!
Edit: So I signed up for an API key, but they dont tell me where to include it to use the Places Autocomplete?
The Google Maps JavaScript API V3 Places Library does not require an API key to implement and does not have a documented limit. However, if a user performs more queries than deemed acceptable by Google in one minute, they will receive the OVER_QUERY_LIMIT status in response to a request.
As far as the key is concerned, it's only required for the Places web service: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/
Your doc link is to the Places library - that's a service of the JavaScript API v3. A key isn't required there, though you can include one by adding &key={yourkey} when you load the Maps JS (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial#HelloWorld).
So:
Places web service: key required
Places JavaScript service: no key required
I don't know about specific autocomplete limits, but the JS API has limits mentioned here: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/usage. Basically, 25,000 map loads per day, with the option to purchase more if required.
Hope that helps.