Create and Obtain API Key for Google Maps Android API v2 service

Anonymous

00:30

To obtain API Key for Google Maps Android API v2 service, you have to create API Project and obtaining your API Key in Google APIs Console.

Create API Project:

- Visit Google APIs Console, you have to login using your Google account.

- Scroll down to check agree and accept to these terms.

- Expend the select on left and select Other projects -> Create...

- Enter the name of your project and click Create project.

- Make sure Service is selected on the left.

- Click to enable Google Maps Android API v2.

- You will be asked to agree and accept the terms of Google Maps/Earth APIs service.

- Your Google Maps Android API v2 services for the project will become ON now.

Obtain an API Key:

- Click API Access and Create New Android Key...

- Enter your SHA1 Certificate fingerprint (refer to the post "Displaying the SHA1 certificate fingerprint") and package name in the box, and click Create.