Google Cloud API Key
A Google Cloud API Key is a Google Cloud API Key for Google Cloud APIs.
- Example(s):
- See: Google Cloud Project, Google Sheets API.
References
2023
- GBard
- A Google Cloud API key is a unique identifier that you can use to authenticate to Google Cloud APIs. 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 are strings of characters that can be sent to Google Cloud APIs in the request header or as a query parameter. When a Google Cloud API receives an API key, it uses the key to identify the Google Cloud project that is making the request. This information is used to track quota usage and billing.
To create an API key, you must have the API Keys Admin role ( roles/serviceusage.apiKeysAdmin ) on the Google Cloud project. You can create an API key in the Google Cloud console or using the Google Cloud CLI.
To create an API key in the Google Cloud console, go to the Credentials page and click Create credentials. Select API key from the menu. The API key created dialog displays the string for your newly created key.
- A Google Cloud API key is a unique identifier that you can use to authenticate to Google Cloud APIs. 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.