Obtaining a Google Developer API key for auto complete address

This article will show you how to set up a Google location API for short form pages.
 

1. Log into Google Cloud console: https://console.cloud.google.com/
2. Confirm "Active" billing is set up by clicking "Billing" in the navigation menu (https://console.cloud.google.com/billing)
   
   
    

   • See status under "MY BILLING ACCOUNT" will show "Active" 
      

     

3. Click on "MY PROJECTS" and create a project if none exists
   Note: Google cloud can be finicky so make sure that there is a “My Billing Account” set up and connected to the Project:
   
    
4. In menu to the left, navigate to "APIs & Services" and click on > "Library" 
   
    
5. Enable the following APIs by clicking on the box with the appropriate API name
   • Geocoding API
   • Maps-JavaScript API
   • Places API
   • Optional “Places API (New)”
     
      
6. In menu to the left, navigate to "Credentials" and click on "+ CREATE CREDENTIALS" in top menu
   
    

7. Below "+ CREATE CREDENTIALS" click on "API key"
   
    

   In API restrictions select the 3 api’s you enabled:
   Places API
   Geocoding API
   Maps Javascript API

   

8. Copy the API key and save; and use it in tasks for the dev team for short form offers