# Google Maps API Keys

### Setup

* Goto [**`https://console.cloud.google.com`**](https://console.cloud.google.com) and login with your Google Account or create an account.
* Create a Project on Google Cloud Console.
* Enable the following APIs on your project:

{% hint style="success" %}

1.  **Geocoding API**
2.  **Maps Javascript API**
3. **Places API**
4. **Maps Elevation API**
5. **Maps Static API**
6. **GeoLocation API**
7. **Distance Matrix API**
   {% endhint %}

* You will have to set up the Google Billing account as well.
* From the Left menu, goto **`API & Services >  Credentials`** and click on \`Create Credentials\` 
* Create a Key named **`HTTP Key`** and under the website restrictions tab add your website URL like the following

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If your website is **`my-domain.com`** add these:\
\&#xNAN;**`https://my-domain.com/*`**`and`\
**`https://www.my-domain.com/*`**

`Make sure you add`**`asterisk (*)`**` ``at the end of the URL.` 
{% endhint %}

* Create another key named **`IP Key`** and under the IP Addresses section paste your website/server IP address.

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Go to <https://www.ipvoid.com/find-website-ip> and find your website's IP address
{% endhint %}

### Very Important

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Sometimes on a shared hosting environment, your website IP might not be enough to configure the IP restricted key. In these cases, you will be shown a popup message like:

**Geocoding failed because \`This IP, site or mobile application is not authorized to use this API Key. Request received from IP address \*.\*.\*.\* with empty referer.**

The \*.\*.\*.\* is your server's IP address which needs to be set on the IP Restricted key. Go back to the Google Cloud Console and set this IP Address provided on the popup.
{% endhint %}

* Save all the changes and login to your Foodomaa's Admin Panel.
* Goto **`Admin > Settings > Google Maps`** and paste your both keys here.

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**Google API's takes 5-10 minutes to reflect the changes on your website.**
{% endhint %}

### Important Links

1. <https://console.cloud.google.com>
2. <https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform>
3. <https://www.ipvoid.com/find-website-ip>

### Video Walkthrough

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bg4kFL-oxuE>" %}


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