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When serving your HTTP request, Google needs a way to connect that HTTP request to your account (for monitoring and billing purposes). The identifying piece of information is the API key, which must be present in every submitted HTTP request.

To generate an API an API key, on the Google the Google Developers Console main Console main screen, go to the Credentials tabthe Credentials tab.Image Removed

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On the Credentials screen, click the Create credentials buttonImage Removed

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A dropdown listing the type of credentials will appear.Select API

Select API key

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An API key will be generated for you.

You can access the current API key at current API key at any time from the Credentials tab:Image Removed

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Next: Composing the HTTP Request