{"id":3462,"date":"2026-05-06T07:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:26:27","slug":"how-to-create-google-map-api-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/general\/how-to-create-google-map-api-key\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Google MAP API Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Login to Google Cloud console (<a href=\"https:\/\/console.cloud.google.com\/\">https:\/\/console.cloud.google.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have your billing enabled.<\/li>\n<li>Select a Project from Top Project Selection Option.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the hamburger icon in left top to open the menu for services.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>API &amp; Services &gt; Credentials <\/strong>as shown below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-menu-credentials.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3466\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-menu-credentials.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-menu-credentials.png 600w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-menu-credentials-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-menu-credentials-210x275.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Creating Credentials:-<\/h3>\n<p>Click on &#8220;<strong>Create credentials<\/strong>&#8221; as shown below<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3463\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1149\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials.png 1149w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-console-credentials-480x151.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1149px) 100vw, 1149px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will open a<strong> right side overlay<\/strong> like the below<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-map-create-key-options.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3465\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-map-create-key-options.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-map-create-key-options.png 594w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-map-create-key-options-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2026\/05\/google-map-create-key-options-230x275.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Give a name and select the APIs you need to enable. 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