Google Maps API key may be invalid for your bundle ID

Question

We have a Google API Key that have been working for the past few months but suddenly yesterday it stop working below is the error.

2013-09-20 23:01:36.483 SampleApp[907:a0b] Google Maps SDK for iOS cannot connect or validate APIKey: Error Domain=com.google.HTTPStatus Code=400 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.google.HTTPStatus error 400.)" UserInfo=0x18828d90 {data=<CFData 0x14d04c30 [0x6174ec8]>{length = 145, capacity = 256, bytes = 0x3c48544d4c3e0a3c484541443e0a3c54 ... 3c2f48544d4c3e0a}} 2013-09-20 23:01:36.484 SampleApp[907:a0b] Your key may be invalid for your bundle ID: com.company.SampleApp

We were not able to find the account that own of the API key. Is there a way that we can Contact the Google Maps API team to request for help in identifying the account and help resolve the issue?

Solution 1

I found that there is no difference for api key which surrounded with curly braces or not.

Please make sure "enable GoogleMap SDK for iOS"

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Solution 2

step by step

1.- go Google ApisConsole

2.- select Services and activate Google Maps SDK for iOS

3.- later select API Access and Create new iOS key with your bundle identifier example com.example.myProject

4.- copy Api key in your Project  [GMSServices provideAPIKey:@"kajshdklasjhdakls_LTcJWZqpRJ1BQmHxX9i0lI"]; on AppDelegate

goodluck

Solution 3

Here are two possible fixes:

Possible Fix 1

In the line,

[GMSServices provideAPIKey:@"{AIzaSyDCPXPLUkK3UVrLr9msaS6-EsZ6UHbVgEq}"];

the api key should be surrounded with curly braces.

Possible Fix 2

In the didFinishLaunchingWithOptions method in your AppDelegate, the above line should come before you instantiate your root view controller, not after.

Solution 4

Just my 2 cents; I enabled Google Maps for iOS in the services section of the API console after I had generated my API key which didn't work. I just deleted my key out and created a new one and hey presto (this was after a lot of testing, so it was definitely the issue, strangely).

Solution 5

use this code: NSLog(@"my bundle id is: %@", [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundleIdentifier]); for identify the bundle identifiers you need generated Api access in google apis.

for example: my Bundle identifier in my project x-code is projects.example.mymap, then you should copy and paste the same into apiaccess and generate this apikey.

if the problem persists, create other key and remove the last, use the new key in your app.

good luck!

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Comments

[Jing]

Did you change the app bundle id in Xcode? Clearly the api key is bundled with your app bundle id to prevent api abuse. If you changed the app bundle id, then you cannot use the same api key. Check that, or just apply for a new api key using the current app bundle id.

[Brett]

You can mail me with your API Key at [email protected]. I'm guessing com.company.SampleApp isn't your actual app bundle id...

[mbpro]

Were you able to solve this? I'm experiencing the same problem. I changed bundle name and then changed it back and even if I try to recreate app ID many times, I get the same message...

[kakashy]

I was the same problem, but I solved removing the curly braces.

[chuckSaldana]

Also the api key IS NOT be surrounded with curly braces in my case [GMSServices provideAPIKey:@"api_key"]; and works fine now. Thanks.

[R00We]

i forgot click on. Thanks

[Brian Victor]

To elaborate on this, "Enable Google Maps SDK for iOS" has to be enabled in Google's developer console. I was encountering this error when I had enabled the SDK for Android and forgot to do it for iOS as well.

[Admin]

This was spot on. I got caught up in checking code and making sure the API key matched and forgot to enable the service! (facepalm)

[MagnunStalin]

Thanks a lot, 3 days trying to fix it. Lol.

[ssowri1]

Thank you. It saved my time.

[shahil]

Thank you. This finally fixed my issue and now I can see the map loading.