REQUEST_DENIED when using the Google Places API

Question

I'm trying to make a request to the Google Places API, using the following url: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/xml?location=37.77264,-122.409915&radius=500&types=educational%20services&name=everest%20college%20san%20francisco&sensor=false&key=YourApiKey

This is the response I get:

<PlaceSearchResponse>
  <status>REQUEST_DENIED</status>
</PlaceSearchResponse>

Any idea what could be wrong with the above URL?

Answer 1

IMPORTANT: Go to the api console here, then to SERVICES and check if your 'Places API' is turned ON

Answer 2

Maybe you should Add "&sensor=true /false " on the end of the Url which you are sending.

Answer 3

NOTE: - I had implemented it in Android APP.

I was facing the same problem with this API..

Most of the solutions/ suggestions available on net are regarding the wrong key.

But how to get the appropriate key? very little help is there regarding this.

The sole reason behind it in my case was wrong KEY.

I was using my Android Key (The one we use for google Maps) to access google places, that's why it was giving me ACCESS DENIED response.

After Struggling for some hours I noticed in Google API Documentation somewhere there was a screenshot how to create KEY

in that I noticed they key they were using was in "Key for browser apps (with referers)"

whereas the one I was using was in "Key for Android apps (with certificates)"

.....

and to get the respective key We need to create a Browser Key.

They key I was using initially was

The required key is

to get the required key :- just click on "Browser Key" and click again the input it askes for regarding some url is not a mandatory field

For further detail how to use it in ANDROID refer this link

Don't forget to Turn On on the Services "Places API" from API Console