[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-07-23 UTC."],[[["This guide explains how to set up a Google Cloud project to use with Google Maps Platform APIs, including creating a project, enabling billing, and enabling the necessary APIs."],["Creating a Google Cloud project is a prerequisite for utilizing Google Maps Platform, enabling the management of services, credentials, billing, APIs, and SDKs."],["Enabling billing on your project is necessary, although you are only charged for usage exceeding the free tier quota."],["To use specific Google Maps Platform features, you must enable the corresponding APIs or SDKs within your project."],["You can shut down your project to disable billing and release resources when they are no longer needed."]]],["To use Google Maps Platform, create a Google Cloud project and set up billing. Project creation involves providing a name, unique ID, and linking a billing account. Billing must be enabled but charges only apply if usage exceeds the free quota. Next, enable the necessary Google Maps Platform APIs or SDKs. Projects and billing can be managed through the Google Cloud console or using gcloud commands. Finally, unused projects can be shut down by deleting them.\n"]]
