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Set up your Google Cloud project

This guide shows how to set up your Google Cloud project before usingthe Google Maps Platform APIs. While you may have completed some of thesesteps in theGetting started with Google Maps Platform page,this topic provides additional, useful instructions for managing your projects.

Create a project

To use Google Maps Platform, you must have a project to manage services,credentials, billing, APIs, and SDKs.

Billing setup is required for each project, but you will only be charged if aproject exceeds itsquota of no-charge services.

To create a Cloud project with billing enabled:

Console

  1. Create a new Google Cloud project in the Cloud console:

    Create new project

  2. On theNew Project page, fill in the required information:

    • Project name: Accept the default or enter a customized name.

      You can change the project name at any time. For more information, seeIdentifying projects.

    • Project ID: Accept the default or clickEDIT to enter a customized ID that Google APIs use as a unique identifier for your project.

      After you create the project, youcannot change the project ID, so choose an ID that you'll be comfortable using for the lifetime of the project. Don't include any sensitive information in your project ID.

    • Billing account: Select a billing account for the project. If you haven't set up a billing account or only have one billing account, you won't see this option.

      You must be a Billing Account Administrator or Project Billing Manager to associate a project with a billing account. For more information, seethe billing access control documentation.

    • Location: If you have an organization you want to link your project to, clickBrowse and select it; otherwise, choose "No organization".

      For more information, seeCreating and Managing Folders andRelationships between organizations, projects, and billing accounts.

  3. SelectCreate.

gcloud

gcloudprojectscreate"PROJECT"

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Enable billing

To deploy your apps, you must enable billing. Your account will not be chargedif you stay within yourmonthly quota.If your application needs resources that exceed the monthly quota, you will becharged for the additional usage.

If you have a billing account when you create a Cloudproject, then billing is automatically enabled on that project.

To enable billing on a Cloud project:

  1. In the Cloud console, go to the Billing page:
    Go to the Billing page
  2. Select or create a Cloud project.
  3. Depending on if a billing account exists or if the selected Cloud project is associated with an account, the Billing page displays one of the following:
    • If billing is already enabled for the selected Cloud project, then the details about the billing account are listed.
    • If no billing account exists, you are prompted to create a billing account and associate it with the selected Cloud project.
    • If a billing account exists, you are prompted to enable billing if the selected Cloud project is not already associated with a billing account. You can also selectCancel and then selectCreate account to create and associate a new billing account.

After you enable billing, there is no limit to the amount that you mightbe charged. To gain more control over your costs, you cancreatea budget and set alerts. For more information, seeBilling.

Enable APIs

To use Google Maps Platform, you must enable the APIs or SDKs you plan to use with your project.

Console

Enable the Maps JavaScript API

Cloud SDK

gcloudservicesenable\--project"PROJECT"\"maps-backend.googleapis.com"

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View enabled APIs

Console

To view the APIs or SDKs you have enabled, go to the Google Maps Platform page in the Cloud console:

Go to Google Maps Platform page
  • Additional APIs: These API or SDKs are not enabled.
  • If you see cards for each Map APIs and services, no APIs or SDKs have been enabled.

gcloud

gcloudserviceslist--project"PROJECT"

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Shut down a project

You can disable billing and release all the Cloud resources thatare being used in your Cloud project by shutting downthat project:

Console

  1. Go to the Projects page:

    Go to the Projects page

  2. Select the Cloud project that you want to shut down, then clickDelete.

For more information about managing your Cloud projects, seeCloud Resource Manager: creating, shutting down, and restoring projects.

gcloud

gcloudprojectsdelete"PROJECT"

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What's next

After setting up your Google Cloud project, you must create and secureyour API Key to use the Maps JavaScript API:

Use API Keys

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Last updated 2025-07-18 UTC.