How to generate Google Maps API Key for Mobile App?

Jack Tiong

November 26, 2020

First, go to Google Cloud. If you does not have an account, you are required to sign up an account in order to proceed next step. If you already have an account, please sign in to Google Cloud.
After login to Google Cloud, go to Google Cloud Console.
Create a new project via screenshots shown below:

i. **Click on current project section to add new project**

ii. **Click “New Project” button to create new project**

iii. **Fill your project name and click “CREATE” button at bottom left**

iv. Go to “APIs & Services” > Library to enable libraries required for your project

4. Enable libraries below:

Maps SDK For Android
Maps SDK for iOS
Directions API

Go to APIs & Services > Credentials to generate API key

Click “Create Credentials” > API key to generate API key

After you get your API key, remember to restrict it for your own application id only.

Thanks for reading.

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