Google Maps API key rejected as invalid
Google Maps rejects a key the site owner has checked, so new maps cannot be added and some maps stop showing.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
7 public reports · first reported 13 December 2020 · last reported 7 October 2026
What's going wrong
Many site owners report that a Google Maps API key they have checked and believe is correct is refused, with messages saying the key is invalid, the project is not authorised for the API, or the device is not allowed.
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