Google Maps field and Google API key

• brian1037

• November 1, 2015 at 7:31 am

Hi,

Pretty much every Google Maps service needs an API key now, so how is the Google Maps field able to load a map without me inputting a key? I ask because I intend to use an ACF Google Map on the front end of a site, and I want to ensure that I won’t run into any issues.

Thanks.

• Jonathan

• November 16, 2015 at 8:30 am

Hi @brian1037

No worries it will work just fine! you don’t need to use any key as seen in the example code of the documentation.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false

However since you input the maps api yourself in the frontend (ACF will not do this for you) you can just use it with your key if you like.

• krzysiek.drozdz

• July 7, 2016 at 4:22 pm

Well, you need to use a proper key now and this field doesn’t work any more 🙁

This service requires an API key. For more information on authentication and Google Maps Javascript API services please see: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key

• Jonathan

• July 7, 2016 at 7:32 pm

Hi @krzysiek-drozdz

Yes as of 22 June 2016 all google maps API require a key.
When this topic was posted it was not necessary however.

I’ll ask Elliot about this and see what his solution is. It’ll probably become a settings field in ACF to supply your API key for using the maps fields.

• ajhisbrill

• July 15, 2016 at 1:09 am

Has there been any update on this?

• naz

• July 16, 2016 at 12:00 am

Hello, is there a timeframe for a solution for this?

• Jonathan

• July 17, 2016 at 9:23 am

Hi,

Yes this will be resolved (you’ll be able to provide your own api key) in the next version 5.5 which is in it’s final stage.

I don’t have an exact date when it’ll be released but any day now 🙂

• ajhisbrill

• July 18, 2016 at 6:15 pm

Awesome. Thank you.

• rpetersnmt

• July 20, 2016 at 7:54 am

Hi all, I saw that the changelog of the latest version of ACF PRO (5.3.10) indicates that a new setting field has been added to include Google Maps API keys. I’m super excited to see that this has been addressed…but also a little confused. Perhaps this new setting is right in front of my eyes…but I can’t find it.

Anyone have a clue where this might be located?

Thanks in advance.

• ajhisbrill

• July 20, 2016 at 5:53 pm

Hello @rpetersnmt,

@jonathan has said this will be available in version 5.5 very soon. 🙂

Andy

• rpetersnmt

• July 20, 2016 at 9:56 pm

Thanks @ajhisbrill, I guess I thought I saw a reference to this setting already being included as a UI element, but I guess I believe I was mistaken.

In any case, the latest versions of ACF & ACF PRO have a new filter included and this solves things for me.

Here’s the new documentation:
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf-fields-google_map-api/

Thanks to the ACF team for getting this pushed out!

• Jonathan

• September 8, 2016 at 5:42 am

Hi,

Oddly I thought the Google map API key would be added as an input in ACFs settings. It still might but in the meantime thank you @rpetersnmt for linking to the filter 🙂