Let me share my findings before asking the question.
Google Places API documentation says:
"Note: To use the Google Places API you must first request a Maps API
client ID and cryptographic key which you must use to sign your
request URLs. For information on signing URL requests, please see the
URL Authentication documentation within the Web Service APIs home
page."
The Google Places API is still in developer preview.
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/
We need a Client ID (required) and a Signature (required) to use
the Google Places API.
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/webservices/index.html#URLSigning
And, to get the Signature, we need a Google Adsense account to get
Adsense publisher id (required).
http://gmaps-ws-console.appspot.com/
You can find the requirements to use the Google Places API here.
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/index.html#Requirements
The Signup page for Google Maps API suggest that, "Your service
must be freely accessible to end users. To use Google mapping
technology in other types of applications, please use Google Maps API
Premier. See this FAQ for more information."
http://code.google.com/intl/it-IT/apis/maps/signup.html
Now, here's what i want to know.
I'm planning on using Google Places API in my iOS application. I don't
want to use Adsense. Can i still access the Google Places API for
free? How?
If i can't access the Google Places API for free, what are the costs
associated with using this service, and the available payment models?
I wasn't able to find any particular resources for this information.
Here's a specific scenario. What if my iOS application is free. The
free version uses Google Places API. But... my iOS application has
some additional features which are exposed using In-app Purchase (paid
features). The paid features do not use Google Places API. Is this
acceptable?
We opened up the Google Places API to all developers this week at Google I/O and simplified the Terms and authentication:
http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2011/05/places-everybody-show-is-about-to-begin.html
You no longer need to sign your requests, but instead just use a key obtained using the Google APIs console. An AdSense ID is no longer required, but you will need to go though a credit card based identity check in order to upgrade from 1,000 to 100,000 request per day.
You can use the Places API in mobile apps that are free or sold online through a mobile app store such as the Apple App Store or Android Market. For fee desktop apps however will require a Maps API Premier license which will be offered once the Places API graduates from Google Code Labs.
For information on getting started, see the docs:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/
HTH,
Thor
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I need to access a NON-public Google calendar WITHOUT requiring the user to log in or even have a Google account.
I created an Android app that accesses a Google calendar using a service account:
GoogleCredential credential = new GoogleCredential.Builder()
.setTransport(httpTransport)
.setJsonFactory(jsonFactory)
.setServiceAccountId(serviceAccountID)
.setServiceAccountScopes(scopes)
.setServiceAccountPrivateKeyFromP12File(licenseFile)
.build();
com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar.Builder builder = new com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar.Builder(httpTransport, jsonFactory, credential);
builder.setApplicationName(appName);
com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar client = builder.build();
com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar.Events.List list = client.events().list(calendarID);
list.setMaxAttendees(maxAttendees);
list.setTimeZone(timeZone);
list.setTimeMin(startTime);
list.setTimeMax(endTime);
list.setOrderBy(orderBy);
list.setShowDeleted(showDeleted);
list.setSingleEvents(true);
Events events = list.execute();
This included:
Creating a project in the Google App console
Creating a Service Account
Giving the Service Account access rights to the Google calendar
It works GREAT!
I need to do the same thing in IOS. I have read every question/answer I can find on this topic and have found VERY different answers. Many say that Google hasn't allowed this in the IOS SDK because service accounts are intended to be used by server-based applications. I don't agree since the functionality I need is available in Android. So, now what?
The use case is this:
My IOS app needs to access a Google calendar. That part is not too tough if you are okay with using OAuth. My problems with this approach are:
Requires to user to have a Google account. Many of my users are Apple-Only. I can't require them to get a Google account just to use my app.
I can't make the calendar public. So, I would need to give access to every new user. I guess I could do that with a web-based application but this doesn't fix the problem (refer to previous problem - no Google account).
I really need to be able to query the events in the NON-public Google Calendar WITHOUT the user needing a Google account. The solution IS using a "Service Account" (I think).
I read one question/answer that said this is possible but the solution was never posted. (How to list Google Calendar Events without User Authentication)
HELP!!!!
The official documentation suggests that if you want to handle Calendar API (for example), you'll have to have a Google Apps for Work (source).
If you have a Google Apps domain—if you use Google Apps for Work, for example—an administrator of the Google Apps domain can authorize an application to access user data on behalf of users in the Google Apps domain. For example, an application that uses the Google Calendar API to add events to the calendars of all users in a Google Apps domain would use a service account to access the Google Calendar API on behalf of users.
Once the prerequisite is met, you can try to just call the REST URLs of Calendar API based on your implementation (since there seems to be no iOS support or samples available in the documentation).
In my IOS application i am using google analytics, is it necessary to tell the app users that we using google analytics.
Is it necessary to show the google analytics primary policy in App.
Please help me.
From the App Store Review Guidelines
3.12 Apps should have all included URLs fully functional when you submit it for review, such as support and privacy policy URLs
In section 3.12: It specify that when you submit your application than you must have to include privacy policy URL. That does not mean that you need to show a separate page in application to show privacy policies.
Personally as a mobile user I have never seen privacy policy page of any analytics in application so far.
Also from Google Analytics Protocol SDK Policy you have to take care of following points.
Measurement Protocol / SDK / User ID Policy
All applications using the Measurement Protocol / SDKs / User ID must adhere to the following policies:
You must make sure you have the full rights to use this service, to upload data, and to use it with your Google Analytics account.
You will give your end users proper notice about the implementations and features of Google Analytics you use (e.g. notice about what data you will collect via Google Analytics, and whether this data can be connected to other data you have about the end user). You will either get consent from your end users, or provide them with the opportunity to opt-out from the implementations and features you use.
If you use an SDK to implement any Google Analytics Advertising Features, such as Audience Reporting or Remarketing, you will abide by the Policy for Google Analytics Advertising Features, in addition to the Google Play Developer Program Policies, or any other applicable policy.
You will not upload any data that allows Google to personally identify an individual (such as certain names, Social Security Numbers, email addresses, or any similar data), or data that permanently identifies a particular device (such as a unique device identifier if such an identifier cannot be reset), even in hashed form.
If you upload any data that allows Google to personally identify an individual, your Google Analytics account can be terminated, and you may lose your Google Analytics data.
Currently Google is migrating their old Google Data API to the new Google API.
When we do API queries over the old Google Data API, we usually use Zend Framework and the given consumer key/secret to do the authen/autho, which is fine.
Question is, is it possible to use the given consumer key/secret (from the Google Apps Marketplace listing) and the new OAuth 2 Library to call the API? What I have been having is the error message redirect_uri mismatched issue and obviously Google Apps Marketplace provides no way to change this value. Even though they had provided a link for us to go to the API Console from the listing page, I cannot see the OAuth 2.0 options in my API Access page at all.
Did I missed out anything?
If let's say I need to use the Google Apps Admin Settings API, does it mean I need to separately create a new OAuth 2.0 API Access in the API Console, then, when I need to access user data, I need to do the Auth flow again using this new consumer key/secret/redirect? I can't set this permission in the Listing Manifest? (Not supported?)
Thanks for the clarifications!
Google Apps Admin Settings is not yet migrated to the new google-api, AFAICS. Check out this list : http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/wiki/APIs ;
you can however use the new google-api client libraries but you have to roll your own XML model for the given API, it is not so hard, I did a similar thing for the Contact API;
The consumer/key secret can be re-used normally if it is sufficiently scoped. A related project for your market app is automatically created in the Google Api console from what I remember..
What i need to do to use Google AdWords API? Is it real that i must register at My Client Center, pay money and pass stupid tests on google testing service?
in order to use AdWords API, you need to:
have a regular Google AdWords account (not My Client Center - MCC one) with campaigns
have an MCC account... which cannot have campaigns but have an access to API
link your regular AdWords account with the MCC account
ask for API access from your MCC Account (My Profile section)
pay for API use per Google's rate sheet
... you can apply for free API usage, however this does come with a cost. This is where you need to do those stupid tests to get recognized as Certified Partner and fulfill some other requirements. And yes, you need to pay for these tests (last time I checked, it was $50 per test, there are about 4 of them for AdWords altogether, don't know how many you need to pass to get certified though).
P.S.: those 2 accounts (AdWords and MCC) cannot be combined and for some reason only the MCC one has access to API... wierd but that goes "by design" according to API Support (can't find the link at the moment).
You can use the Adwords API without having a MCC or passing any tests, even WITHOUT having an Adwords account, by using the Adwords API sandbox
http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/sandbox.html
Of course this is to be used only for developing and testing purposes..
For getting Google AdWords API access you do not need to give any test.
Google adwords api is free for basic access but billing detail you need to
provide to google adwords.
you can refer this link for sign Up process and how to get approve token,
https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/signingup?hl=en
When i use the Google Maps API from within my commercial application, i have to sign-up for an API key and i have to pay fees for the usage of the Google Maps API.
What happens if i just use a link that opens a new browser window in my app?
Example:
http://maps.google.de/?saddr=Los_Angeles&daddr=hollywood
Do i have to pay fees for this, too?
Thanks in advance,
David
No you do not have to pay for such usage.
In addition, using the Google Maps API can also be free, if your Maps API implementation is generally accessible to users without charge. (Google Maps API Terms of Service)