Google maps has changed their API access requirements. Now you must have billing set up before you can use the features that google maps provides for your website. This does not mean you will need to pay typically because when you enable billing, you get $200 free usage every month for Maps, Routes, or Places. Based on the millions of users using maps APIs today, most sites can continue to use Google Maps Platform for free with this credit. Here is how you set up the account:
- Part 1: set up your billing account
- go to https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/?apis=maps
- click "get started"
- it may throw a popup asking you to enable billing for a project, if so click "create billing account" if not, continue with step 4
- you will now be asked for account information. select your country and agree to the terms of service
- set up your payment information. Do not select automatic billing as you probably wont need to actually be charged anything by their system. The payment info is just to reduce abuse (robots rarely have credit cards)
- answer the welcome questions: it doesnt really matter what you put in, then click continue
- if it asks how you want to protect your key click "maybe later"
- #didit your api and billing account is created
- Part 2: Give Your-Web-Guys access to the api settings
- in the api console, click on the navigation menu button in the upper left corner of your screen (looks like three horizontal lines)
- go to IAM & Admin
- click on "grant access" in the upper left above the title "permissions for project..."
- enter the following email into the new principals
- under assign roles select project > owner
- click save
- this will send an invitation to us so we can administrate your api for you.
Thats all you need to do! We will take it from there and make sure the api key is set up properly and is restricted from unauthorized use
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