[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-18 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eGoogle Maps Platform products require an API key for authentication and billing purposes, associating your project with your Google billing account.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAPI keys can be created and managed through the Google Cloud Console or the Cloud SDK.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eFor enhanced security, Google strongly recommends restricting your API keys by limiting their usage to specific APIs and IP addresses.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eInclude your API key with every Map Tiles API request, ensuring the URL is properly encoded and uses HTTPS.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAfter obtaining your API key, utilize it to create session tokens for accessing 2D and Street View Tiles, or directly for requesting 3D Tiles.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["API keys secure Google Maps Platform products by authenticating requests and associating them with a project and billing account. To create one, navigate to the Google Maps Platform Credentials page, and select \"Create credentials \\\u003e API key.\" API key usage should be restricted via the Credentials page by setting application and API restrictions for enhanced security. For Cloud SDK, the commands are `gcloud services api-keys create` to generate a new key or `gcloud services api-keys update` to set new restriction. Every Map Tiles API request requires an API key.\n"],null,["# Set up the Map Tiles API\n\n**European Economic Area (EEA) developers** If your billing address is in the European Economic Area, effective on 8 July 2025, the [Google\n| Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/terms/maps-platform/eea) will apply to your use of the Services. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/faq). In addition, certain content from the Map Tiles API will no longer be returned. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/map-tiles).\n\nThis document describes the prerequisites for using the Map Tiles API, how to enable it,\nand then how to make an authenticated request.\n\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| checklist 1. Prerequisites Ensure that you meet the prerequisites. | | settings 2. Enable the API Enable the API in your Google Cloud project. | | verified_user 3. Make your first request Configure an API key or OAuth to make an authenticated API request. |"]]
