How to find your Google Maps API key

If you find that Google Maps on the website is not loading correctly, this article may be of great use to you. This is because Google made some changes that now require a payment account for those cases where you use more than the allotted map views per month. You do not have to pay for maps if your traffic is lower than the threshold they set, which allows for a decent amount of views. That being said, we need to make sure that you are configured correctly. 


Here's how:

Login to Google Cloud console:
https://console.cloud.google.com

Click "Go to APIs overview"

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Click "ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES"


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Search for java...

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Click Enable, and then Manage...

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Go to "Overview"


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If there are no API credentials associated, click "Select"
If no properties exist, then click Create...

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Enter the name and Click "Open"


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If you're not in Overview, then select again, then click "View all APIs"

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Click the "Credentials" tab
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Copy the API key


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Reply to this email with the API key. 

To setup a payment account, click "Overview" again
Click "GO TO BILLING" and follow the prompts to setup the billing account. 

Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-12-50-32-PM.pngIf you are unfamiliar with where to place this key in your website, please contact help@radiatewp.com and give the subject line, "Update Google Maps API key."


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