Apr 17, 2025 · This page describes how to create, edit, and restrict API keys. For information about how to use API keys to access Google APIs, see Use API keys to access APIs. Introduction to API keys. There are two types of API keys: standard API keys, and API keys that have been bound to a service account. Standard API keys

Apr 29, 2025 · API keys are useful for accessing public data anonymously, and are used to associate API requests with the consumer Google Cloud project for quota and billing. API Keys provides you a programmatic interface to create and manage API keys for your project.

Apr 29, 2025 · This page explains how to create and manage API keys using the API Keys API. For information on how to use an API key with your calls to Google Cloud APIs, see Using API keys. Before you begin. The page uses curl and the Google Cloud CLI to …

Apr 29, 2025 · Getting started with API Keys API Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences. This page describes how to set up your local environment to experiment with API Keys using the curl command.

Apr 17, 2025 · This page provides background information on API keys and authentication: how each of these are used, the differences between them, and the scenarios where you should consider using API keys. API keys are for projects, authentication is for users. Cloud Endpoints handles both API keys and authentication schemes, such as Firebase or Auth0.

Apr 17, 2025 · This page describes how to use API keys to access Google Cloud APIs and services that accept API keys. Not all Google Cloud APIs accept API keys to authorize usage. Review the documentation for the service or API that you want to use to determine whether it accepts API keys.

Apr 29, 2025 · Using API Keys. This page describes how to utilize API keys in API Gateway. An API key is a simple string that identifies a Google Cloud project for quota, billing, and monitoring purposes. A developer generates an API key in a project in the Google Cloud console and embeds that key in every call to your API as a query parameter or in a request ...

Apr 17, 2025 · To help keep your API keys secure, implement the following best practices. Add API key restrictions to your key. By adding restrictions, you can limit the ways an API key can be used, reducing the impact of a compromised API key. For more information, see Apply API key restrictions. Avoid using query parameters to provide your API key to Google ...

Apr 29, 2025 · This page describes how to use the API key methods to: List API keys in a project; Get metadata for an API key; Get the key string; Get the key name and project for a key string; Before you begin. The page uses curl and the Google Cloud …

This page provides background information on API keys and authentication: how each of these are used, the differences between them, and the scenarios where you should consider using API keys. API keys are for projects, authentication is for users. Cloud Endpoints handles both API keys and authentication schemes, such as Firebase or Auth0.