Google Requires API KEY

[akaszynski]

Looks like google just started requiring an API key. A more informative error would be great when requesting from Google.

[dk-WZFinTech]

Actually status looks fine:

>>> g = geocoder.google('Zoo Hamburg')
>>> g.ok
False
>>> g.status_code
200
>>> g.response
<Response [200]>
>>> g.status
u'REQUEST_DENIED'

But I don't find any info how to handle with API_KEY - where should it be put to be include to calls?

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Update

OK, I answer myself with this: https://geocoder.readthedocs.io/providers/Google.html#environment-variables

But It will be nice to have something like envs settings in package.

[gordol]

literally: geocoder.google(QUERY, key=KEYGOESHERE)

this is already supported, no?

https://github.com/DenisCarriere/geocoder/blob/master/geocoder/google.py#L192

[FelixBuehler]

In [2]: import os                                                                                                                               

In [3]: os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = "MY_API_KEY"                                                                

In [4]: import geocoder                                                                                                                         

In [5]: g = geocoder.google('Mountain View, CA')                                                                                                

In [6]: g                                                                                                                                       
Out[6]: <[REQUEST_DENIED] Google - Geocode [empty]>

In [7]: g = geocoder.google('Mountain View, CA', key="MY_API_KEY")                                                 

In [8]: g                                                                                                                                       
Out[8]: <[REQUEST_DENIED] Google - Geocode [empty]>

This is not working for me. Neither the environmental option, nor via key parameter.

[AnthonyFillionMaillet]

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.environ['GOOGLE_API_KEY']

Tested with Django, working well here

[FelixBuehler]

still not working for me. that's how it looks like for me:

import os
import geocoder

os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = "xyz"       
GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.environ['GOOGLE_API_KEY']

g = geocoder.google('Mountain View, CA', key=GOOGLE_API_KEY)              
print(g)

<[REQUEST_DENIED] Google - Geocode [empty]>

[froggie901]

Would be nice if these information was somewhere in the install guide, because otherwise the instal guide doesn't make sense.

[andybak]

I ended up here because I didn't find it in the docs. "Providers" is right down the bottom of the page and not in the sidebar TOC. I didn't even spot there were more docs beyond the initial page.

The docs should mention much higher up the page that api keys might be needed and provider specific info is available.

EDIT - oh and better error messages!

[LuiCotias]

still not working for me. that's how it looks like for me:

import os
import geocoder

os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = "xyz"       
GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.environ['GOOGLE_API_KEY']

g = geocoder.google('Mountain View, CA', key=GOOGLE_API_KEY)              
print(g)

<[REQUEST_DENIED] Google - Geocode [empty]>

Maybe you need to enable billing on your google dev account.

[israelins85]

I have same problem, but calling direct works. https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=21+RUA+JAIME+BENEVOLO+6050080+CENTRO+Fortaleza+CE+brasil&bounds=&components=&region=&language=&key=GOOGLE_API_KEY