Is there a way to test use the google geocode api for free during initial development?

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  • Last Reviewed: 2018-10-23

Ideally I wouldn't need to set up billing for a client's geocoding feature until we get closer to launch. Is there a way to use the geocode api for free during initial development?


Answer

As far as I can tell you cannot create a new project without a billing account. If you have an old project you can use that API key but you you have a daily quota of 1 API call. So unless I misunderstood the recent change you have no way to test the geocode API without a billing account.