To get a better estimate of what you’ll pay, review the Google pricing table.Ĭalls to the directions, streetview and autocomplete API are only made if specific options are enabled. To keep your budget on track, you can set budget alerts and daily quotas in your Google account. If you exceed the $200 credit with your total sum of all Google Maps Platform services, your credit card will be charged automatically. Note that if you do not create an account and provide Google with billing details, calls to the various Google Maps APIs will return an error or a watermarked map (‘for development purposes only’). Once you enable billing, you will gain access to $200 of free monthly usage. How does this affect me?īeginning Jyou’ll need a valid API key and a Google Cloud Platform billing account to access the core Google Maps APIs. You can also learn about the changes in-depth on Google’s guide for existing users and their FAQ on pricing changes. This section summarizes the changes and explains what they mean for you.

With this update comes a new pay-as-you-go pricing model where users are required to have a valid API key.

Google has implemented major changes to the Google Maps API which is now running under the name Google Maps Platform.

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