How to get google map apikey in android

android api-key
ishu picture ishu · May 9, 2013 · Viewed 71k times · Source

Hi At that time working on google map. I want to display map in my activity. I successfully display the map view. But i cant show the map i think i have wrong api key so how can i get api key of google map. I create the keystore and all procedure but i didn't have idea how to get api key from this keystore.

I also give the all permission in manifest file and also add the google map library than also i cant show the map.in activity also extends mapactivity and also write code fro map in xml.

If anyone knows about that please tell me.

Answer

Raghunandan picture Raghunandan · May 9, 2013

If you already have the key got the link below and add the fingerprint along with your android project package name

You also need to login to your google account

https://code.google.com/apis/console

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Click on create new key. Add the fingerprint along with your android project package name.

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You can see the api key above

Enable google map api v2 from services tab.

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Then in manifest file under application tag

 <meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="my key"/>

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