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Google Maps Api License For Business

Discussion in 'Google API' started by MediaMonty, Jan 25, 2013.

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    Hello,

    Looking to get some information on the Google Maps API License for business and how it works. I'd figure some of you might have experience with it. I have a script on my website. It's a website for a restaurant that does delivery. What the script does is when a customer orders delivery, he/she has put a delivery address. If address is outside of delivery range of restaurant, it does not let customer checkout and customer gets a message saying that he's outside of delivery range.

    So the script gets information from Google Maps. I've heard from several programmers that I would need to get a Google Maps API license for business. This is because one ip address can only send 2500 requests a day to Google Maps. Anything more than 2500 requests requires a license or so that's what I'm told. If I don't have a license, my script would stop working and I'll get an error message.

    So if anybody has experience using the Google Maps API Business license, do you know if I need it? How does it cost and who do I contact to get it? I tried contacting Google Maps and requesting a Google Maps sales rep to contact me, but so far they haven't contacted me yet.
     
    MediaMonty, Jan 25, 2013 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    I would suggest you make a strategy if you want to show maps for free. For example the static maps are free and you can make as many requests as needed. And you can put a lightbox, in case the static map is clicked the dynamic one loads in the lightbox.
    Also, in most cases if you have the coords, I think you are not limited that much. Not quite sure about the last point though
     
    ludwig, Feb 3, 2013 IP