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Google recently started requiring API keys for displaying the maps on your website. To create the API keys, go to the [https://console.developers.google.com https://console.developers.google.com].
 
Google recently started requiring API keys for displaying the maps on your website. To create the API keys, go to the [https://console.developers.google.com https://console.developers.google.com].
  
When you open the Google API Console for the first time, google will automatically create the first "Project" for which you can create the API keys. If you have a single website, you can leave this default project selected and create the API keys for it. If you plan to have multiple websites, it might be a good idea to create a new project, so that each website has its own API keys:
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When you open the Google API Console for the first time, google will ask you to create a new project. If you plan to have multiple websites, it is recommended to create separate projects for them, so that each website has its own API keys:
  
 
[[File:Google-apis-project.png]]
 
[[File:Google-apis-project.png]]
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Once you create the first project and select it, click on the '''Credentials''' link in the sidebar, then click the '''Create Credentials''' button and in the dropdown choose '''API Key''':
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[[File:Google-apis-credentials.png]]

Revision as of 10:39, 5 August 2016

Google recently started requiring API keys for displaying the maps on your website. To create the API keys, go to the https://console.developers.google.com.

When you open the Google API Console for the first time, google will ask you to create a new project. If you plan to have multiple websites, it is recommended to create separate projects for them, so that each website has its own API keys:

Google-apis-project.png

Once you create the first project and select it, click on the Credentials link in the sidebar, then click the Create Credentials button and in the dropdown choose API Key:

Google-apis-credentials.png