05. API Key Setup Instructions

API Key Setup Instructions

  1. Go to the Google API Console.
  2. Create or select a project.
  3. Click Continue to enable the Google Places API for Android.
  4. On the Credentials page, get an API key.

Note: If you have an existing API key with Android restrictions, you may use that key.

Restricting your API key

To control who can use this key to access Google's API; restrict the key to a certain Android app

  1. From the dialog displaying the API key, select Restrict key to set an Android restriction on the API key.
  2. In the Restrictions section, select Android apps, then enter your app's SHA-1 fingerprint and package name. For example:
    BB:0D:AC:74:D3:21:E1:43:67:71:9B:62:91:AF:A1:66:6E:44:5D:75
    com.example.android.places-example
  3. Click Save.

To find your app's SHA-1 fingerprint information and for more information refer to this Google documentation.

Your new Android-restricted API key appears in the list of API keys for your project. An API key is a string of characters, something like this:

AIzaSyBdVl-cTICSwYKrZ95SuvNw7dbMuDt1KG0

It may take up to 5 minutes for the key to be fully provisioned. If the key does not work immediately, try again in 5 minutes.

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