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

Try enabling billing on this Google Cloud Project/Firebase Project.

I was experiencing this same issue and just received the 403 error in the console. Copying and pasting the Static Maps URL in to the URL bar and loading it showed the following error message:

The Google Maps Platform server rejected your request. You must enable Billing on the Google Cloud Project at 
https://console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable Learn more at https://developers.google.com/maps/gmp-get-started

Hope this helps!