Apr 10, 2020 To get an API key: Go to the Google Cloud Platform Console. Click the project drop-down and select or create the project for which you want to add an API key. Click the menu button and select APIs & Services Credentials. On the Credentials page, click Create credentials API key. The API key created dialog displays your newly created API key.
With the new rules and API version 3 changes YouTube is requiring all users that want to view videos outside of YouTubes website to register and create a Project to access the API. The good news is this process is fairly simple.
In order for you to get the YouTube feed working you need an API Key. Here is the process to obtain that.
- Go to https://developers.google.com/ and log in or create an account, if necessary.
- After logging in go to this link https://console.developers.google.com/project and click on the blue CREATE PROJECT button as depicted in the photo below. Wait a moment as google prepares your project.
- Fill in whatever Project Name you want.
- Then click GoogleAPIs link in the top left corner and then click the link option called “YouTube Data API.” It’s under YouTube API’s. You can see it highlighted in the photo below, bottom right.
- Now click on the “ENABLE” button.
- Next click on the blue ‘Go to Credentials’ button to the right.
- Choose the select option YouTube Data API v3 for the first select option and Web server(e.g. node js. Tomcat) for the second selection. Then choose Public data. Now click the blue button, “What credentials do I need?.”
- Almost done, wait for google to create your new project and you should see the screen below where you can copy your API Key.
- Paste the API Key in our YouTube Options menu page as depicted below.
VERY IMPORTANT: If you get an error notice the best thing to do we have found in the trials here is to absolutely delete the Public API access. Then add it again.
That’s it, you’re done!
Videos not working?
Trouble Shooting Tip for a non-listed registry provider while attempting to verify your website at Google. It turns out that the DNS CNAME entry for Google is required in some instances (when choosing “Other” from their registry provider list). It’s possible the old CNAME will block the new CNAME from working if you do not do this.
Trouble Shooting Tip for a non-listed registry provider while attempting to verify your website at Google. It turns out that the DNS CNAME entry for Google is required in some instances (when choosing “Other” from their registry provider list). It’s possible the old CNAME will block the new CNAME from working if you do not do this.
In order to help our customers with Google Maps integration, we have come up with a step-by-step tutorial on how to get a Google Maps API key fast and with minimum effort.
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What is Google Maps API key?
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How to get a Google Maps API key?
Getting an API key is not complicated and just requires a couple of minutes of your time. In the process, you will need to create a billing account or use credentials of already existing one, which will be used for payment, in case you exceed your limits. So be prepared to have your billing data with you. Following 3 steps, described below, you will get your API key.Video tutorial
Step 1 – Create your project
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How To Create Api Key
- To start the procedure, go to Google Maps Platform
- Press “Get Started” button and in the appeared window tick all three types of products. Press Continue.
- In the updated window, choose Select a project and enter project name in the box below. Then click Next.
Step 2 – Create a billing account
- In the updated window, click Create Billing Account.
- Create a name for you billing project and press Continue. Fill in the appeared form with your contact data and payment information and click Next.
Step 3 – Get your API key
- In the appeared window, you will be offered to enable your APIs. Press Next.
- You will see a new window with your API key in the box. Save the key to be able to use it and press Done.
Secure your API key
After your key is created, it’s recommended to restrict it to prevent unauthorized usage. Please, go to Google Cloud Platform Console and click on your key. In the appeared form, select “HTTP referrers (websites)” and enter your site domain name in the field below. If you are an Elfsight Apps user, also add *.elfsight.com to be able to manage your widget from Elfsight Apps panel.How do I handle my Google Maps usage limits?
When you get your Google Maps API key, you can set your daily quota for queries in the Google API console. Google Maps web APIs have 25,000 free requests per day, which means the service stays free during the day until you reach this number. If it is exceeded, you need to enable billing or buy a Premium Plan license to have a higher daily quota and allow for more queries.You can have more information concerning usage limits, higher quotas, billing and applying for increased limits on Google Maps API documentation page.Using your key
So, getting your API key isn’t as difficult as it may sound, you need a couple of minutes and the work is done! We hope that our tutorial was helpful and now you can easily handle the task of having an API key. You can use your key in any Google Maps plugin, for example, Elfsight Google Maps widget is a perfect choice if you need a customizable map with various locations and option to create location lists. It allows to show maximum info about your business and has an automatic route calculation to attract more real-life visitors.*An important note for Elfsight Google Maps users: make sure to add “apps.elfsight.com” and the name of the domain, where you are going to use the widget, to the domain field. The field can be found by choosing HTTP reference option in the Application Restrictions menu.
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