Set up the Map Tiles API

Google Maps Platform products require an API key for authentication and billing purposes, associating your project with your Google billing account.

API keys can be created and managed through the Google Cloud Console or the Cloud SDK.

For enhanced security, Google strongly recommends restricting your API keys by limiting their usage to specific APIs and IP addresses.

Include your API key with every Map Tiles API request, ensuring the URL is properly encoded and uses HTTPS.

After obtaining your API key, utilize it to create session tokens for accessing 2D and Street View Tiles, or directly for requesting 3D Tiles.