Set up the Street View Static API

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• Google Maps Platform products require API keys for authentication and billing purposes, linking your project to a unique alphanumeric string.

• Creating an API key involves navigating to the Google Maps Platform Credentials page and generating a new key, which is then displayed and listed under API keys.

• Restricting API keys is crucial for security and involves specifying application and API restrictions to limit usage to authorized applications and APIs.

• API keys should be included in every Street View Static API request by replacing YOUR_API_KEY in the provided URL with your actual API key, ensuring HTTPS usage.

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This document describes the prerequisites for using the Street View Static API, how to enable it, and then how to make an authenticated request.

1. Prerequisites Ensure that you meet the prerequisites.

2. Enable the API Enable the API in your Google Cloud project.

3. Make your first request Configure an API key to make an authenticated API request.

Enable the API

Before you can use Street View Static API, you must use the Google Cloud console or the gcloud command to enable it in your Google Cloud project.

Note: After you enable an API you might have to wait a few minutes before you can make a request to it.

To enable the API:

Console

1. Open the product page in the Google Cloud console:

   Enable the Street View Static API

2. Click the Enable button.

   Note: If the API is already enabled, you see the Manage button instead of Enable.

gcloud

gcloud services enable \
    --project "PROJECT" \
    "street-view-image-backend.googleapis.com"

Read more about the Google Cloud SDK , Cloud SDK installation , and the following commands:

• gcloud services enable
• gcloud services disable