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title: "Why do I see errors about ‘the Google Maps API key is not set’ or ‘Unable to Geocode’?"
date: "2025-06-30T10:45:12+00:00"
summary: "Resolve Google Maps API errors in Drupal Starter Kits by setting the key in Tour Dashboard. Learn where to find and update API settings."
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url: "/drupal-starter-kits/help/69716-why-do-i-see-errors-about-google-maps-api-key-not-set-or-unable-geocode"
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Drupal Starter Kits collect a Google Maps API key on the Tour Dashboard at /admin/tour/ dashboard to keep things simple for the user. Drupal Starter Kits display Google Maps through the following features:

1.  In a Site Studio Map component that uses the API key stored at **Admin** > **Site Studio** > **Configuration** > **Google Maps API Key**.
2.  Displaying the **Address** field on a Place content type, which uses the API key stored at **Admin** > **Configuration** > **System** > **Geocoders** > **Providers** > **Google**.

If you observe one of the two errors, set the API key at Tour Dashboard and Drupal Starter Kits set the key at both places.

Note

Ensure that you resave any Place content that is created prior to the API key being set so that maps appear on Place detail pages. This is required because maps are built whenever a node is saved.