title: Google Places API - REQUEST_DENIED
body: <p><strong>What this is NOT</strong></p>
  
  <p>a) a "sensor=true_or_false" issue<br>
  b) a key is wrong issue (unless the key I got has limitations)<br>
  c) too many requests (since I only make one request)<br>
  d) cross domain (since I load the url from the browser location bar)  </p>
  
  <p><strong>What I did</strong></p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Signed up <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html" rel="noreferrer">http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html</a></p></li>
  <li><p>Tried the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=1600%20Amphitheatre%20Parkway,%20Mountain%20View,%20CA&amp;output=json&amp;oe=utf8&amp;sensor=false&amp;key=mykey" rel="noreferrer">example</a> on that page in the location bar (I know about cross domain from script) </p>
  
  <p><em>works fine</em></p></li>
  <li><p>Read the <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/" rel="noreferrer">documentation</a></p></li>
  <li><p>Pasted their example exchanging their key for <a href="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?location=-33.8670522,151.1957362&amp;radius=500&amp;types=food&amp;name=harbour&amp;sensor=false&amp;key=mykey" rel="noreferrer">mine</a></p>
  
  <p>returns</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  
  
  <pre><code>{
     "html_attributions" : [],
     "results" : [],
     "status" : "REQUEST_DENIED"
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So far all entries failed due to wrong key or sensor=true_or_false</p>
  
  <p>And for example the url in this one <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7076257/google-places-api-jquery-ajax-request-fails-with-working-url">Google Places API jQuery.ajax() request fails with working URL</a></p>
  
  <p>also gives me error when pasted into the browser.</p>
  
  <p>What did I miss?</p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>
  
  <p>So I went to get some keys</p>
  
  <pre><code>Key for browser apps (with referers)
  API key:    
  AIzaSyCStj9m5LNTu9mCf6cQGDVAFKZC7Y?????
  Referers:   
  Any referer allowed
  Activated on:   Jan 30, 2012 1:03 PM
  Activated by:   me 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and tried <a href="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?location=-33.8670522,151.1957362&amp;radius=500&amp;types=food&amp;name=harbour&amp;sensor=false&amp;key=AIzaSyCStj9m5LNTu9mCf6cQGDVAFKZC7Y" rel="noreferrer">again</a>. Still does not work.</p>