Google static map API getting 403 forbidden when loading from img tag

Question

What I have is a Google map that shows the location of a property but when I come to print the dynamic maps dont print so good so I decided to implement the Google Static Ma

Answer 1

Staticmaps V3 doesn't need the "Key" attribute and removing it seems to solve the source problem.

Try with an URL like this:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=0.0000,0.0000&zoom=13&size=200x200&maptype=roadmap&markers=0.0000,0.0000&sensor=false

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