Error "Status{statusCode=PLACES_API_INVALID_APP, resolution=null}" when using google places api in android

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mirjafarabedi picture mirjafarabedi · Nov 30, 2016 · Viewed 7.9k times · Source

I am using google maps in my android app and map successfully loaded in my app. I initialize google map in my app with this code :

mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
                .addConnectionCallbacks(this)
                .addOnConnectionFailedListener(this)
                .addApi(Places.GEO_DATA_API)
                .addApi(Places.PLACE_DETECTION_API)
                .addApi(LocationServices.API)
                .enableAutoManage(this, this)
                .build();

And google places api was worked for me very well, but today an error occurred when using place auto complete! this is first time that this error is occurred :

Status{statusCode=PLACES_API_INVALID_APP, resolution=null}

I using the correct api key and all of my code is correct because it worked until today. But suddenly this error occurred. Please help me :) thanks in advance

Answer

iagreen picture iagreen · Nov 30, 2016

That error indicates something is wrong with you API setup - either the package name or signature is wrong. If you didn't change your code, the mostly likely thing that is wrong is you signed the app with a different key. If you --

1) Changed from debug to release mode, or

2) Are compiling on a different computer or install of AS in debug mode

Then it is likely that you have to add another SHA-1 fingerprint to your API key. Follow the instructions on getting your SHA-1 fingerprints here -- https://developers.google.com/places/android-api/signup. Check in the API console to make sure you've added all the necessary keys.

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