Title: Needs Google API Key?
Last modified: September 28, 2021

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# Needs Google API Key?

 *  [pb52](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulbarrett1952/)
 * (@paulbarrett1952)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/needs-google-api-key/)
 * The point of using OpenStreetMap is to NOT be dependent on Google. So why do 
   a I need a Google API key? If I have to use a Google API I might as well use 
   Google Maps.

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 *  Plugin Author [James Arama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intelchip/)
 * (@intelchip)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/needs-google-api-key/#post-14953346)
 * Hi [@paulbarrett1952](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulbarrett1952/),
   
   Thank you for your review and feedback. The google maps API is used to make it
   easier for searching location coordinates that are auto-populated in the map 
   widget to add the markers. I’m all ears for a better workaround to obtain location
   coordinates.

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