Title: Usage Limit Error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Usage Limit Error

 *  [theldndiaries](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theldndiaries/)
 * (@theldndiaries)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/)
 * My widget was working fine earlier now I get the error message and it won’t work
   at all.
 * Any ideas how to fix?
 * Error type: “Bad Request”. Error message: “Bad Request” Domain: “usageLimits”.
   Reason: “keyInvalid”. Location type: “”. Location: “”.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel-gallery/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel-gallery/)

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 *  Plugin Author [PoseLab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javitxu123/)
 * (@javitxu123)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319347)
 * You must insert your own API key. The API key inserted is an example and if you
   do not change the API key for yours you may receive an error message of exceeded
   quota. This is necessary in version 3 of the YouTube API, [Obtaining authorization credentials](https://developers.google.com/youtube/registering_an_application)
 *  Thread Starter [theldndiaries](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theldndiaries/)
 * (@theldndiaries)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319356)
 * I generated my own API key and have been using that, but it still does this?
 *  Plugin Author [PoseLab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javitxu123/)
 * (@javitxu123)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319357)
 * Are you copying from the right place the Google API key?
 * Google says: keyInvalid: The API key provided in the request is invalid, which
   means the API server is unable to check the quota limit for the application making
   the request. Use the Google Developers Console to find your API key or to obtain
   one.
 *  Thread Starter [theldndiaries](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theldndiaries/)
 * (@theldndiaries)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319358)
 * I created one in Google Developers and I copied it from where it says API key,
   is this correct?
 *  Plugin Author [PoseLab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javitxu123/)
 * (@javitxu123)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319359)
 * send me the data that you inserted into the widget, user, api key,.. or send 
   me screeenshots of the different tabs of the widgets to my email [javier@poselab.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/javier@poselab.com?output_format=md)
 *  [keafao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keafao/)
 * (@keafao)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319380)
 * Hello,
 * I have created the key, enable the youtube api on console and getting the same
   error.
 * [Youtube_Channel_Gallery user=”youtube-user” key=”your_Google_API_key” maxitems
   =”16″ thumb_columns_tablets=”4″ title=”1″]
 * What I am doing wrong?
 * Best
 *  Plugin Author [PoseLab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javitxu123/)
 * (@javitxu123)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319381)
 * Hi keafao
 * Do you have any “Status” message in the Google Developer console, just below 
   the API key? If the API key has a inactive status, delete de api key and create
   a new one. If you added a referrer, check that the referrer is correct:
    [https://developers.google.com/console/help/#restrictingusage](https://developers.google.com/console/help/#restrictingusage)
 *  [keafao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keafao/)
 * (@keafao)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319382)
 * Hi Poselab,
 * Thanks for your answer.
 * No status message, only
    API key ….. Referrers Any referrer allowed Activation
   date Jul 25, 2015, 12:55:00 PM Activated by …..
 * Best
 *  Plugin Author [PoseLab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javitxu123/)
 * (@javitxu123)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319383)
 * Could you send me to my email [javier@poselab.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/javier@poselab.com?output_format=md)
   your shortcode with all data?
 *  [fernandosucre20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandosucre20/)
 * (@fernandosucre20)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-limit-error-1/#post-6319425)
 * same problem here…

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