Getting status "REQUEST_DENIED" after fetching data from google places API - iphone

Question

I have done that
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:#"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?location=30.722322,76.76126&radius=500&types=food&sensor=true&key=any_apiKey"]];
NSURLResponse *response;
NSError *error;
NSData *responseData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request returningResponse:&response error:&error];
NSString *strResponse = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:responseData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSLog(#"%#",strResponse);
SBJSON *sbJason = [[SBJSON alloc] init];
NSMutableDictionary *getPlaceList = [sbJason objectWithString:strResponse];
// But i am getting this-
{
"html_attributions" : [],
"results" : [],
"status" : "REQUEST_DENIED"
}
**Is there any problem with API Key i have wrote API key given by google map. Is there any problem with api key or what please tell me here is the link of google api

Answer 1

Although this has been answered, I think the community could do better in explaining what ACTUALLY needs to be done in order to get this working.
I was tearing my hair out about this, it just didn't make sense to me.. I was making an iOS/Android App, so I made an iOS/Android Key...
Wrong.
With Google's Places API, your bundle identifier isn't even considered.
What you really want to do is this:
(I'm using the new User Interface)
1. Log into https://cloud.google.com/console#/project
Select your Project Name, then go into API's & Auth > APIs
Make sure you have Places API Turned on. This is the only thing that needs to be turned on for Places-API to work.
2. Go into Credentials
Click CREATE NEW KEY under Public API Access
3. Select BROWSER KEY
4. Click Create, Nothing Else
Leave the HTTP Refer box empty.
5. Use the Key Generated here
This key will allow ANY user from any device access to the API via your Developer login.
You can try it out here: (Be sure to replace YOUR_KEY_HERE with your generated Key)
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?input=Food%20Sh&sensor=false&radius=500&location=0,0&key=YOUR_KEY_HERE
6. Enjoy
Now you can use that URL above in your Android/iOS device.

Answer 2

Try using the BROWSER app key, not the iOS key. You can find it here:
https://code.google.com/apis/console/
And press "API Access" on the left

Answer 3

The Static Maps API and the Places API each need to be enabled in the API Console for that key. Open the API console and enable access to the Places API. There is a Courtesy limit: 1,000 requests/day, after that you might need to enable billing.
https://code.google.com/apis/console/

Answer 4

I end up with this code.
UIActivityIndicatorView *activity=[[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];
activity.center=self.view.center;
[activity startAnimating];
[self.view addSubview:activity];
NSString *str=[[NSString alloc] init];
str=[NSString stringWithFormat:#"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=%#&sensor=true&key=YOUR_BROWSER_KEY",searchQuery];
NSMutableURLRequest *request1=[[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] init];
NSURL *url= [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:[str stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[request1 setURL:url];
[request1 setHTTPMethod:#"GET"];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
NSError *requestError = nil;
NSURLResponse *urlResponse = nil;
NSData *response1 =
[NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request1
returningResponse:&urlResponse error:&requestError];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
if ([activity isAnimating]) {
[activity startAnimating];
[activity removeFromSuperview];
}
NSError* error;
NSDictionary* json = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:response1
options:kNilOptions
error:&error];
NSLog(#"%#",json);
self.searchArray=[json objectForKey:#"results"];
[self.tableView setDataSource:self];
[self.tableView setDelegate:self];
[self.tableView reloadData];
[self showPins:self.searchArray];
});
});