Getting status "REQUEST_DENIED" after fetching data from google places API

Question

I have done that

    NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?location=30.722322,76.76126&radius=500&types=food&sensor=true&key=any_apiKey"]];

    NSURLResponse *response;
    NSError *error;
    NSData *responseData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request returningResponse:&response error:&error];
    NSString *strResponse = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:responseData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
    NSLog(@"%@",strResponse);

    SBJSON *sbJason = [[SBJSON alloc] init];
    NSMutableDictionary *getPlaceList = [sbJason objectWithString:strResponse]; 

// But i am getting this-

   {
 "html_attributions" : [],
  "results" : [],
 "status" : "REQUEST_DENIED"
 }

**Is there any problem with API Key i have wrote API key given by google map. Is there any problem with api key or what please tell me here is the link of google api

Answer 1

Although this has been answered, I think the community could do better in explaining what ACTUALLY needs to be done in order to get this working.

I was tearing my hair out about this, it just didn't make sense to me.. I was making an iOS/Android App, so I made an iOS/Android Key... Wrong.

With Google's Places API, your bundle identifier isn't even considered.

What you really want to do is this: (I'm using the new User Interface)

1. Log into https://cloud.google.com/console#/project

Select your Project Name, then go into API's & Auth > APIs

Make sure you have Places API Turned on. This is the only thing that needs to be turned on for Places-API to work.

2. Go into Credentials

Click CREATE NEW KEY under Public API Access

3. Select BROWSER KEY

4. Click Create, Nothing Else

Leave the HTTP Refer box empty.

5. Use the Key Generated here

This key will allow ANY user from any device access to the API via your Developer login. You can try it out here: (Be sure to replace YOUR_KEY_HERE with your generated Key)

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?input=Food%20Sh&sensor=false&radius=500&location=0,0&key=YOUR_KEY_HERE

6. Enjoy

Now you can use that URL above in your Android/iOS device.