Where can I get Google developer key

Question

I am working on Google API like chat, contacts and so on... I am stuck on developer_key as mentioned in gdata doc.

You can get this at https://code.google.com/apis/console:

'developer_key' => ''

I have already:

// OAuth2 Settings, you can get these keys at https://code.google.com/apis/console
'oauth2_client_id' => '',
'oauth2_client_secret' => '',
'oauth2_redirect_uri' => ''

Where can I find developer key?

I found some thing like this

http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/dashboard/gwt/index.html

But I understand this to be only for youtube.

Solution 1

It's the API key as listed under 'API Access', the 'Simple API Access' box.

Solution 2

First activate Google+ API, then you will get "Simple API access" box, from there you can get developer key as API key https://code.google.com/apis/console/?api=plus or read this: http://code.google.com/p/google-api-php-client/wiki/OAuth2

Solution 3

Update Nov 2015:

Sometime in late 2015, the Google Developers Console interface was overhauled again. For the new interface:

1. Select your project from the toolbar.

2. Open the "Gallery" using hamburger menu icon on the left side of the toolbar and select 'API Manager'.

3. Click 'Credentials' in the left-hand navigation.

Alternatively, you can click 'Switch to old console' under the the three-dot menu (right side of the toolbar), then follow the instructions below.

For the NEW (edit: OLD) Google Developers Console:

You get your 'Developer key' (a.k.a. API key) on the same screen where you get your client ID/secret. (This is the 'Credentials' screen, which can be found under 'APIs & auth' in the left nav.)

Below your client ID keys, there is a section titled 'Public API access'. If there are no keys in this this section, click 'Create new Key'. Your developer key is the 'API key' specified here.

Solution 4

Update no 3:

You can get a Developer_Key from here Get your Google Developer Key

Check this tutorial

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Update no 2:

"API key" is the DEVELOPER_KEY

if you check this code reference, it states

Set DEVELOPER_KEY to the "API key" value from the "Access" tab of the Google APIs Console http://code.google.com/apis/console#access`

Wiki on step by step to get API Key & secret

Update:

Developer API Key! probably this is what you might be looking for

http://code.garyjones.co.uk/google-developer-api-key

OR

If say, for instance, you have a web app which would require a API key then check this:

1. Go to Google API Console Select you project OR Create your project.
2. Select APIs & Auths
3. API Project from the Dropdown on the left navigation panel
4. API Access
5. Click on Create another Client ID
6. Select Service application refer it here

The Service application that you have created can be used by your Web apps such as PHP, Python, ..., etc.

Solution 5

2017 Update

1. Open Google API - https://console.developers.google.com
2. Go to Credentials.
3. Click on the 'Create Credentials' button. At time of writing it's currently a blue coloured dropdown.
4. Select API Key.

You should get a dialog from where you can copy this API key to use in your project. Hope this helps.

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Comments

[Neelesh]

Yes! I am using the same .But I have doubt is that developer key works for all google app? By the way thank you for ur help..

[Neelesh]

Thanks @proppy: But I found here doc_OAuth2WebServe. That is saying you need client_id and client_secret so on.. Is that I am on wrong place?

[proppy]

You should be able to use the OAuth 2.0 client_id, and client_secret genereated from the Google API console: code.google.com/apis/console

[Patrioticcow]

is there man, under Simple API Access, see API key = developer key

[Neelesh]

No man what you have answered "API call is to use OAuth 2.0 (without API key), as pointed by the documentation an API key is only necessary when using OAuth 1.0 credentials." And as per my understanding you have to need client_id,secret_key... am I right ? Please help me!

[Neelesh]

Oh man I was asking for developer key :( not api key,secret key,client_id... I already found these keys ,But I was not able to find developer key. Once I found developer key that is in youtube developer console only!!

[proppy]

You should be able to used either OAuth 2.0, or OAuth 1.0, with the same set of credential. Most of Google APIs support both authentification schemes.

[Jan]

Thanks for that man! Have been looking about 10 Minutes for that mysterious box...

[Chris]

This is old, but for other people looking for the answer. You need to enable the G+ service for the API key to show up.

[Lei Zhao]

Thank you, Chinthaka! Google+ is the key. This should be the best answer.

[Neelesh]

Question is about developer_key , and as per my understand page help to find Client secret and api key... Thanks for update! but I cant find developer key!

[Simon K Bhatta4ya]

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[Neelesh]

There is no answered!

[Simon K Bhatta4ya]

then the question is wrong, you are definitely looking for something else.

[Neelesh]

If you could see this question viewed 28609 times , so question is ok from my understanding. adn what you posted is not provide developer key. that only give you api key. and I think this is not true "API key" is the DEVELOPER_KEY.

[Simon K Bhatta4ya]

the VIEWS have nothing to do with anything... & I think You didn't check the very first line of my answer (I have answered on getting a API_KEY as well as DEVELOPER_KEY) If that's not a DEVELOPER KEY that you are looking for,then make a GOOGLE for yourself

[Simon K Bhatta4ya]

If you were looking for the same then I've answered you, & You should mark it as Answered.

[Neelesh]

Sorry I'm not looking for this, Please excuse me!

[Simon K Bhatta4ya]

hmmm.. cool man. Then try this & Mark ANY ONE as ANSWERED the choice is yours.

[Sadikhasan]

Is API key = developer key ?

[uray]

oh no its confusing so where is developer key, and i dont see Simple API either

[uray]

there are no API key in the last

[Ruwantha]

I was searching for the developer key. You answered it.

[Euphorbium]

The section under client id is email address. Is this my developer key? I doubt it.

[pbogut]

@Euphorbium Email address is row below client Id and inside OAuth section. And section below OAuth is 'Public API access'.

[Michal]

This is the correct answer!!! This worked for me for new console and OAuth2 api instead of these nonsenses above.

[Abha]

When we register an app by choosing "iOS", secret key is not generated. Do you know why ?

[Cerin]

You should provide links so people know what you're talking about. Saying "cloud console" could mean a lot of different things, since Google's changes their site layout every 5 seconds. Case in point https://console.cloud.google.com/ no longer has anything called "APIs & auth".

[Cerin]

There's no longer any page there called "API access".

[John Slegers]

@Cerin : As Stephen M. Harris pointed out in his answer, it looks like Google changed their GUI at least once more since I posted my answer 4 years ago...