Google Maps API v3 PHP Request Returns Error

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I am trying to use a PHP script to get the Lat/Long of an address using the Google Maps API v3. I have looked at many examples of how to do this, but none of them are working for me. I always get an error in my response. Here is my code:

<?php
$jsonurl = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&key=MY_API_KEY&address=1600+Pennsylvania+Avenue+Northwest+Washington+DC+20500";
echo $json = file_get_contents($jsonurl);
?>

And here is the output from that script:

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

I have tried everything I can think of to get this working. I have tried generating a new API key with my server IP address to no avail. Has anyone encountered this problem before?

geocodezip · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-26 18:17:20Z

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Are you trying to use the web service or the v3 API geocoder?

From php you should use the web service. The documented URL is not the one I see in your post (http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json), it is http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json.

answered Jun 26, 2012 at 18:17

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BWDesign Over a year ago

Thanks for the idea. I'm not sure how I got the url I was using, but changing it to the one you mentioned fixed my problem! Why isn't the API key necessary though? How does Google track/limit my usage?

bamnet · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-26 18:14:27Z

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I'd try sending the request without the key parameter, you won't see any mention of it in the geocoding documentation.

Does http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=1600+Pennsylvania+Avenue+Northwest+Washington+DC+20500 work?

answered Jun 26, 2012 at 18:14

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