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Google Maps API: a brief guide to your own key

FrostTheFox edited this page Jul 22, 2016 · 3 revisions

##How to get your own Google Maps key and use it for this project This project uses Google Maps. There's one map coupled with the project, but as it gets more popular we'll definitely hit the rate-limit making the map unusable.

Often this error is encounterd

### How to fix this Step 1] Go to [this](https://console.developers.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=maps_backend,geocoding_backend,directions_backend,distance_matrix_backend,elevation_backend,places_backend&keyType=CLIENT_SIDE&reusekey=true) webpage, you may have to sign in with your Google account.

Step 2] Select "Create new project" and click "continue". This may take a while, be patient and do not close the webpage.

Step 3] Now enter an fancy name, and click create.

Step 4] An pop-up box will appear with you new API-Key! save this key and you can now close your browser.

Step 5] Navigate to your pokemon map directory and open the file with notepad

Step 6] add your API key in this file, save it, and re-run the server! it should be working now!