Google Maps Platform · Authentication Profile

Google Maps Authentication

Authentication

Google Maps Platform secures its APIs with apiKey and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

EnvironmentGeocodingGeolocationMapsNavigationPlacesRoutingSolar
Methods: apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

apiKey apiKey
· in: query (key)
apiKey apiKey
· in: header (X-Goog-Api-Key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: openapi/google-maps-directions-api.yml, openapi/google-maps-geocoding-api.yml, openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml
docs: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
oauth2_docs: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/route-optimization/auth
note: >-
  Primary auth is a Google Maps Platform API key delivered as the `key` query parameter
  (legacy web-service APIs) or the `X-Goog-Api-Key` header (newer googleapis.com endpoints).
  A subset of Cloud-based services (Route Optimization, Maps Datasets, Address Validation,
  Aerial View, Places Insights) additionally accept OAuth 2.0 access tokens / service-account
  credentials via Google Cloud. Keys are created and restricted in the Google Cloud console.
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: apiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: key
  description: Google Maps Platform API key
  sources:
  - openapi/google-maps-directions-api.yml
  - openapi/google-maps-geocoding-api.yml
- name: apiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Goog-Api-Key
  description: Google Maps Platform API key
  sources:
  - openapi/google-maps-places-api.yml

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