Maps API Key High Usage (Beware!)

  • Resolved Jennifer

    (@jks7152)


    3 years ago

    Beware of setting up your own Google Maps API key in The Business Directory Plugin! I woke up this morning to over $1K bill from Google Cloud for Geocoding API usage for a site receiving less than 100 hits per day. The request is coming from a Business Directory page that contains a map and I recieved this message from Google “Exposed GCP API keys”. This plugin is dangerous.

    My credit card was cancelled, I can no longer verify my new card with Google because my account with them has now been suspended. Because of my account suspension, other plugins that use Maps API are now no longer functioning. This is awful, and I’m freaking out over the charges!

    • This topic was modified 3 years ago by Jennifer.
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  • Plugin Support bobbied

    (@bobbied)

    3 years ago

    Hi @jks7152

    I’m so very sorry to hear this happened to you! I can only imagine how this must feel, and I’m truly sorry you’re going through this. I will make sure our management team takes a look at this to see if there is something needed on our end that would help in a situation like this. The documentation provided by Google on this page says that the usage limits are much higher than what you’re stating here, so I would definitely recommend bringing that up with them as well.

    Thread Starter Jennifer

    (@jks7152)

    3 years ago

    I think it’s a thing. Events Calendar is looking into it as well – https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/maps-api-key-high-usage-beware/

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