Google API

[stowelle]

Hi,

I've tried multiple attempts to set up the API using the steps in the post below:

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Knowledge-Base/How-to-Create-Google-API-Credentials/ta-p/11...

Alteryx accepts the keys but on the next screen doesn't show any available accounts, even though I have used an account with availability to lots of google accounts. Any help would be much appreciated?

Thanks,

Emma

[andyuttley · Accepted solution]

Hi @stowelle 

Just seen this didn't get a reply - are you still trying to resolve this? There's a couple of methods to generate the keys you need. I put this together a few months back for a friend before Google made a few changes; I don't think the process has changed since much though:

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Generating a key

The way in which you generate a key will determine which aspects of the API you have access to. The following steps show you how to generate a key for the Directions API, but can be applied to others

1. Visit https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/get-api-key
2. Click ‘Get Started’
3. You are then prompted to check which elements you want access to within the API: select routes (note you can select multiple, if you wanted to do any of the others in future)
4. Select or project, or if your first time, create a new project (your keys are associated with a project; I’d recommend naming this something to do with the API you’re accessing, so you know in future which is which (i.e. “Directions API”))
5. **It will likely ask you to set up a billing account as this point, if you don’t have one already**
6. You are then directed to the developer console, where you’ll see the key generated for you

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I actually ran an Alteryx webinar on connecting to the Google API (and others) last year, which has some video demos of me connecting; in case that's any use you can get to it here: http://bit.ly/JavelinAlteryx and is the "Connecting and Using APIs" session. Or there's a blog with some more info and links here which may be useful https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Engine-Works-Blog/API-A-Pub-In-Between/ba-p/333314 

If you're still having issues let me know; happy to help 

Andy