Title: [Plugin: SimpleMap Store Locator] Google doesn´t provide API Key
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: SimpleMap Store Locator] Google doesn´t provide API Key

 *  [biberbeat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biberbeat/)
 * (@biberbeat)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simplemap-store-locator-google-doesnt-provide-api-key/)
 * Hi,
 * unfortunately the google maps api is no longer available under the link mentioned
   in simplemap. I don´t have any idea how to get a key to start working with simplemap.
 * I would be very happy if someone could give me an idea how to get an api key.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simplemap/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simplemap/)

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 *  [graphical_force](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graphical_force/)
 * (@graphical_force)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simplemap-store-locator-google-doesnt-provide-api-key/#post-2614236)
 * I have the same question. How do I get an API key?
 *  [graphical_force](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graphical_force/)
 * (@graphical_force)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simplemap-store-locator-google-doesnt-provide-api-key/#post-2614238)
 * [@biberbeat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biberbeat/) try using Google
   Maps API v2. It seemed to work v3 did not. Click here [Learn how to use an APIs Console key.](http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/v2/introduction.html#Obtaining_Key)
 *  Thread Starter [biberbeat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biberbeat/)
 * (@biberbeat)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simplemap-store-locator-google-doesnt-provide-api-key/#post-2614260)
 * @graphicla_force: Thanks a lot. I read this page before my posting but it don
   ´t solve my problem. Using V2 instructions needs to have an api key as well. 
   But behind that link on google´s explanation a return to my starting-page.
 * If I need to enter a generated api key then google should have a generator or
   something like that?
 * I´m really confused 🙁
 *  [Glenn Ansley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blepoxp/)
 * (@blepoxp)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simplemap-store-locator-google-doesnt-provide-api-key/#post-2614359)
 * I just pushed 2.4.4. There are a ton of updates here as it jumped from 2.2.5.
   See [http://simplemap-plugin.com/changelog](http://simplemap-plugin.com/changelog)
   for details
 * Version 2.4 switched to version 3 of Google’s map API so you won’t need the key
   any longer.

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 * Last reply from: [Glenn Ansley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blepoxp/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-simplemap-store-locator-google-doesnt-provide-api-key/#post-2614359)
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