Set up your Google Cloud project for applications with Google Services(Google Maps)

Complete the required Cloud Console setup following the next steps, for more information see Documentation

Steps

Set up your project

  1. In the Google Maps Cloud Console, on the project selector page, click Create Project to begin creating a new Cloud project, Go to the project selector page.
  2. Make sure that billing is enabled for your Cloud project, Confirm that billing is enabled for your project.

Enable APIs

  1. To use Google Maps Platform, you must enable the APIs or SDKs you plan to use with your project, Enable the Maps SDK for Android.

Get an API Key

  1. This step only goes through the API Key creation process. If you use your API Key in production, we strongly recommend that you restrict your API key. You can find more information in the product-specific Using API Keys page.
  2. The API key is a unique identifier that authenticates requests associated with your project for usage and billing purposes. You must have at least one API key associated with your project.
  3. Go to the Google Maps Platform > Credentials page, Go to the Credentials page.
  4. On the Credentials page, click Create credentials > API key. The API key created dialog displays your newly created API key.
  5. Click Close. The new API key is listed on the Credentials page under API keys. (Remember to restrict the API key before using it in production.)

Note: To continue it is necessary to complete the creation of an API key. If you had problems please visit Set up your Google Cloud project.