How to Setup Your Google Maps API Key

Watch the 5-minute video below to learn how to get a Google Maps API key to power your store locator.

NOTE: This video outlines how to enable the "Maps Javascript API" however you will also need to activate the "Geocoding API", "Places API" and "Distance Matrix API" according to the documentation below.

Directions:

To use Google Maps Platform, you must have a billing account. The billing account is required by Google to use their API to load maps and store details on your locator.

Step 1: Create a Billing Account

1. Go to the Google Cloud Platform Console.
2. Click the menu button  and select Billing.
3. Set up your billing account.
   • If this is your first billing account, on the Billing page:
     • Click the Add billing account button.
     • Follow the steps to set up your first billing account.
   • If you already have a billing account, on the Billing page:
     • Click the billing drop-down and select Manage billing accounts.
       You'll see a list of your current billing accounts.
     • Select Create account
     • Follow the instructions to set up your next billing account.

Step 2: Create a Project

1. Go to the Google Cloud Platform Console.
2. Click the menu button  and select Home.
3. Click the project drop-down and select NEW PROJECT.
4. On the New Project page, fill in the required information.
   • Project name: Accept the default or enter a customized name.
     • The project name can be changed at any time.
   • Project ID: Accept the default or click EDIT to enter a customized ID.
     • The project ID cannot be changed after the project is created, so choose an ID that you'll be comfortable using for the lifetime of the project.
   • Location: If you have an organization you want to link your project to, click Browse and select it, otherwise choose "No organization".
   • Click CREATE

Step 3: Enable the (4) API's for Google Maps

1. Go to the Maps API Library page
   1. Click the API Called "Maps Javascript API"
   2. If the button says ENABLE, click the button to enable the API
2. Go back to the Maps API Library Page
   1. Click the API Called "Geocoding API"
   2. If the button says ENABLE, click the button to enable the API
3. Go back to the Maps API Library Page
   1. Click the API Called "Places API"
   2. If the button says ENABLE, click the button to enable the API
4. Go back to the Maps API Library Page
   1. Click the API Called "Distance Matrix API"
   2. If the button says ENABLE, click the button to enable the API

Step 4: Obtain Your API Key

1. Go to the APIs & Services > Credentials page.

   Go to the Credentials page

2. On the Credentials page, click Create credentials > API key.
   The API key created dialog displays your newly created API key.
3. Click Close.
   The new API key is listed on the Credentials page under API keys.
4. Copy your API Key and paste it into the Google Maps API Key field under Settings in your OneBark