Google Maps is a highly integrated navigation tool that anybody may use to lead clients to their own actual company or organization locations.
Customers and clients may travel and receive a preview of the location of the business or organization before entering their office or store using geolocations, street view, and other Google Maps capabilities, eliminating late arrivals and missed walk-in possibilities.
However, due to recent API changes, most web developers constructing websites with Google Maps incorporated are receiving problems about Google Maps not loading correctly.So,if you are experiencing the same problem with your website, don’t worry, I will explain how to resolve it
What are the possible causes of “This page could not load Google Maps correctly”?
One of the recognized causes of this problem on your screen is a lack of an API Key. This occurs as a result of recent modifications to the Maps API. Those that used Google Maps on their websites before June 22nd, 2016 will be unaffected by the modifications to Maps’ Terms of Service.
Last year, Google Maps Platform altered its regulations – and price mechanism – for websites with integrated maps. Instead of just copying and pasting an embed code into the source code of a web page, website owners must now utilize an API key to correctly show a Google Map.
Some websites that use the Google Maps Platform receive over 100,000 map views each month. The new approach allows Google to get compensated for high-volume API users , while maintaining the free service available to everyone. When you sign up, you’ll receive a $300 credit to utilize for the first year, as well as $200 in free monthly use. Most small company websites will never reach the charging threshold. However, the largest map users are now charged $1.60 for every thousand hits per month that exceed the 100,000 limit.
Fix the “This page didn’t load Google Maps correctly” Error.
You can now solve the mistake because you know what’s causing it. Here are the solutions to the most common Google Maps API problems that appear in the console.
- When you access the map page of a site that does not use an API key, you will most likely encounter a Google Maps warning similar to this. The error will be shown in a white pop-up window above a grayed-out map with the text “For development purposes only.”
- The link in the error box will lead you to the correct location to repair your map. To get started, go to the Google Maps Platform.
- When you arrive, click “Get Started” in the upper right corner. A pop-up window will appear, asking how you wish to use the Google Maps Platform.
- Then, on the following page, choose or create a project. It makes no difference what name you give this project for a standard website. (Enterprise-level clients that use many Google Platform products are unlikely to read this guide!)
- After that, you must activate charging for the project. As previously said, if your map is incorporated in your small company website, you will almost certainly never have to pay anything. If your site receives a high volume of map views, you should budget for it and factor Google Maps API costs into your business plan.
- Create a billing account to enable billing.
- You won’t have to submit any credit card information if you already have a Google billing account to pay for YouTube Red or applications in the app store. If this is a freshly formed Google account for your business (such as the one you set up for Google Analytics), you will be required to provide payment information. After completing these steps, you will be sent your API key.
How to Resolve the Missing Key Map Error:
MissingKeyMapError: indicates that you are not accessing an API key and must sign up for one before configuring your website to access it. Websites that began accessing Google Maps on or after June 22, 2016, are required to have an API key.
To resolve the MissingKeyMapError, follow these instructions.
- Navigate to Google Maps Platform.
- Click the Get Started button.
- Google will request some information from you. If it requests that you create a project, go ahead and do so (no worries if not). Even though Google provides a big quantity of free credits each month, you must establish a payment method. So yet, no one of our clients has reported having to pay for Google Maps.
- Following that, you will be prompted to select goods. Select Maps, then Enable, and then complete the brief survey.
- The API key will be produced and shown. Copy it to your clipboard using the right-hand button, then click “Done.”
- Navigate to Geolocation API and then click Enable.
- Now, from the menu, choose Credentials.
- Under Application constraints, click your “Maps API Key” and choose HTTP referrers.
- To add the two entries below, use ADD AN ITEM twice under Website restrictions (replacing yourname.com with your own domain).
- You’re finished when you click the Save button at the bottom.
- Use the API key you copied in step 5.
Make a Google Maps API Key:
- To generate and use a Google Maps API Key, follow these instructions.
- Go to the Google Maps Platform welcome page and press the Get Started button. If you do not already have a Google Account, you may need to log in or create one.
- Google will request some information from you. If it requests that you create a project, go ahead and do so (no worries if not). Even though Google provides a big quantity of free credits each month, you must establish a payment method. So yet, no one of our clients has reported having to pay for Google Maps.
- Following that, you will be prompted to select goods. Select Maps, then Enable, and then complete the brief survey.
It is still inoperable?.
If you’re still getting the “This website didn’t load Google Maps properly” issue, try the following three things.
- Wait 5 minutes. According to Google, the modifications may take up to five minutes to take effect. I’ve heard that in certain circumstances it can take up to 30 minutes, so give it at least five minutes.
- Check the console once more. Refer back to the section above on determining the reason for the mistake. It’s conceivable that you had two issues to begin with but only fixed one, or that the one error persists because you didn’t adjust the settings appropriately.
- Delete your cache. Purge the cache of any caching plugins you’re using. Otherwise, your key may not be utilised immediately. It’s also a good idea to delete your browser’s cache.
CONCLUSION:
We expect that Google will enhance the process of creating an API key now that it is required for millions of non-developer customers. Until then, I hope this tutorial is useful to many people.