Multiple Google APIs are required for just processing a single user location address?

ubaidziad · 2024-09-05T16:39:49.437Z

In my B2B App, Do I have to add all these APIs just for user location:

• Geocoding API
• Places API
• Geolocation API
• Maps JavaScript API
• Time Zone API

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If there is any one required Location API, please help me out with it. I cannot purchase all of these APIs just for user location.

siddharth · 2024-09-05T16:45:31.254Z

Yes you need all those enabled

ubaidziad:

cannot purchase all of these APIs just for user location

Dony worry you will be getting 200$ free credits every month

QIRO · 2024-09-05T16:46:23.024Z

I know this isn’t going to make you feel any better, but I have multiple location tracking within my app and had to grab all the APIs to get Google Maps working.

Though to be fair, I only realised that when it didn’t work and discovered that I’d missed one of the APIs. Hooked it up and it’s worked like a charm ever since.

With that said, we’re tracking 20+ locations and have never paid a penny yet.

ubaidziad · 2024-09-05T17:11:57.503Z

I get it. Thanks!

ubaidziad · 2024-09-05T17:12:54.416Z

In my case, I only have an input field while onboarding a user they have to put their location, thats it. I am not using any Maps element.

QIRO · 2024-09-05T17:14:54.229Z

Apologies if I’ve misunderstood, but do you need location anything, then? Couldn’t you store it as plaintext if you’re not using maps to store or view locations?

ubaidziad · 2024-09-06T15:03:11.711Z

Users have to give their location in a text field. The idea is once they start typing their location, they should get suggestions of locations based on their input value, and then they can select one.

QIRO · 2024-09-06T15:05:41.693Z

Gotcha.

Then yes, you’re using Maps to do that and will need all the APIs connected for that function, I believe.

It may only be a slice of the entire feature set of Google Maps, but to my knowledge you need all the keys to the house, even if you just want to hang your coat in the hallway, so to speak.

ubaidziad · 2024-09-06T15:08:08.913Z

I got it. But do you have any idea, how much API calls are made just for adding a location?

QIRO · 2024-09-06T19:23:21.391Z

GQ. My application is used to track a number of assets and is updated every thirty minutes so long as someone is looking at the correct page. If not, they do not update.

Over the last 30 days we have used around 2.50GBP over the course of more than 500 API calls.

With the use case you’re suggesting, unless you’re adding thousands of users, I think you’re unlikely to ever see a bill with a rolling 200USD of credit per month.

ubaidziad · 2024-09-06T20:16:22.331Z

I hope so. Thank you for your input!

system · 2024-11-14T16:40:07.106Z

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