On Dec 19, 9:04 am, Ludivitto <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there an API or URL with text (xml or other) solution, where we can > through parameters receive API keys for domains of our users? > > If there is not an API for generating keys, then is it possible to use > the form on the following > page:http://code.google.com/intl/cs/apis/maps/signup.html > so that our > system could automatically generate the API key. Is there a limit to > the number of API keys that can be generated on this URL within a > given time period?
The Terms don't allow any other method of getting a key other than using the website form. Terms, 5.2: "You may only obtain and use a key in accordance with these Terms and the Maps APIs Documentation." which links to... Documentation: "To use the API, you need to first sign up for an API key." which links to... http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html Google may be happy for you to provide a Czech translation of that page which they could add to the list in the top-right. That's probably something Pamela could comment on. It's *technically* possible to spoof the form complete with account cookies and parse the response to generate keys, but that would be frowned on, I think. [In the old TOS, it was explicitly forbidden] Another consideration is that a key is linked to a Google account. If you got a key for your users, it would be linked to your Google account. Say one of your users did something Google took a dislike to and they decided to disable the account that map was operating under? It would take down every map on your domains. It really is better to get your users to sign up for a Google account and a key. Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
