Obtaining the Google Maps Geocode API key for Contour

Before you can configure the Contour integration Google Maps Geocode provider, you must obtain the Google Maps API key.

This application recommends the Google Maps APIs Premium Plan for production environments which must be purchased from Google. Standard API keys are limited by Google to 2,500 total transactions per day, and therefore are only recommended for evaluation and testing environments. For more information see the Google documentation for Google Maps APIs Premium Plan customers.

Note: 

This information was valid at the time this documentation was distributed. The views or steps can be changed since this documentation has been released.

For additional help, please refer to Google documentation for the Developers Console.

To obtain the Google Maps API key:

  1. Create a Google API project in the Google API Console.
    1. Access a web browser and browse to https://console.developers.google.com/
    2. Create a project.
      For detailed steps please refer to the Google documentation.
  2. Browse to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key.
    Note: 
    • If this link is no longer valid, search the Google site for "Geocoding API" for the correct location.
    • If you do not already have a Maps API for Work or Maps API for Business license, purchase it.
  3. Create a Google Maps API Key.
  4. Enable these Google APIs:
    • Google Maps Geocoding API.
    • Google Maps Javascript API.
    • Google Maps Directions API.
  5. Copy the key, return to the application Web Client Contour Integration detail view, select the Provider tab, select Enabled next to Google, and specify or paste the key in the API Key column. See Configuring Contour integration
  6. Click Save.