Create Maps API Key and enable Maps SDK for Android and IOS

When using maps in mobile development we often see this step in many tutorials, but not so detailed as someone might wish, so hope this helps.

First we go to https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/ and create a new project (if you dont already have one).

Then we’ll create our api key, just go to “Api’s & Services” then Credentials (make sure your project is selected)

Then we select the “Create credentials” menu and “API Key”.

And thats it, we now have our API Key. I wont go and restrict it because i wont be using it in a production app.

Now to enable Maps SDK for Android and IOS in the navigation menu search for “Google Maps”, then select “Apis”.

In the Apis section look for the “Maps SDK for Android” and “Maps SDK for IOS” (since I’ll be using it with flutter), select one at a time and then select “ENABLE” for both of them.

Now you should see both Apis enabled like this:

Now we can start building our app using maps, but thats in another post. The step by step can also be found in here.