> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stackone.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connect Google Maps with API Key – StackOne Hub > Link a Google Maps account in the StackOne Hub using API Key. End-user guide to authorize the integration and start using Google Maps actions.

Create a Google Maps Platform API key

Generate an API key in the Google Cloud console and restrict it to only the Google Maps Platform APIs this connector uses.

Sign in to the Google Cloud console, select the Cloud project you want to use in the top bar, then open Keys & Credentials in the left menu under Google Maps Platform.

Google Maps Platform Keys & Credentials page with the Create credentials button in the toolbar

Click Create credentials at the top of the page, then choose API key (Identifies your project using a simple API key to check quota and access).

Create credentials menu open with the API key option highlighted

In the Create API key panel, enter a Name for the key (for example, StackOne Google Maps), then open the Select API restrictions dropdown.

Create API key panel showing the Name field and the Select API restrictions dropdown

In the Select API restrictions list, check ONLY the APIs listed in the next section and uncheck all others, then click OK. Use the Filter box to find each API quickly.

Select API restrictions dropdown showing the checkbox list of APIs with a Filter box and OK button

Under Application restrictions, choose None for server-side use, or IP addresses to lock the key to your server IPs, then click Create.

Application restrictions section with None selected and the Create button

Copy the generated key from the dialog and paste it into the API Key field below. You can retrieve it again later with Show key in the API Keys table on the Keys & Credentials page.

Enable the APIs this connector uses

This connector calls 17 Google Maps Platform APIs. Each must be enabled for your Cloud project before it will respond — a request to a disabled API is rejected with REQUEST\_DENIED / HTTP 403. If you also restricted the key, select the same APIs under Select API restrictions.

Go to APIs & Services (API Library) and click Enable on each API listed below. A card that shows Disable is already enabled — leave it as is. Some environment APIs (Air Quality, Pollen, Solar, Weather, Aerial View) may require additional access or billing approval from Google.

  • Address Validation API
  • Aerial View API
  • Air Quality API
  • Elevation API
  • Geocoding API
  • Geolocation API
  • Map Tiles API
  • Maps Static API
  • Places API (New)
  • Places Aggregate API
  • Pollen API
  • Roads API
  • Routes API
  • Solar API
  • Street View Static API
  • Time Zone API
  • Weather API
Google Maps Platform APIs & Services page listing the map product APIs, each with an Enable or Disable button

Linking the Account from the Hub

Use one of the three Linking Account Methods to access the Hub. Fill out the following fields using details from your provider:
  • API Key
  • Click Connect
  • If applicable, the provider will redirect you to a sign-in or authorization page. Complete the provider's authorization flow.
  • Once authorization is successful, you will see a confirmation popup

If the account linking is successful, you will see the newly linked account in your Accounts page.