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Google Places Authentication

Authentication

Google Places secures its APIs with apiKey and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: apiKey, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

ApiKeyAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-Goog-Api-Key)
ApiKeyQuery apiKey
· in: query (key)
OAuth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  - oauth2
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: ApiKeyAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Goog-Api-Key
  description: Google Maps Platform API key passed in the X-Goog-Api-Key header.
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.yml
- name: ApiKeyQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: key
  description: Google Maps Platform API key passed as the key query parameter.
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.yml
- name: OAuth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth
    tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
    scopes: 1
  description: OAuth 2.0 bearer token authorization for the Google Maps Platform.
  sources:
  - openapi/openapi.yml