Configuring the Google Maps Action

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Supported Authorization Types

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Prerequisites

• Create a Google Maps account. See Google Maps documentation.
• Create a custom app on the Google Maps admin page.
• Copy your Google Maps API Key.

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Enable the Google Maps Action

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Pre-authorize the Integration (Basic Auth)

1. In the Configurations dialog, select the Authorization tab.
2. Set Authorization Type to Pre-authorize the Integration > Basic Auth.
3. Enter your API Key.
4. Click Enable. On first configuration, the Integration Successful pop-up appears.

5. Click Skip for Now to install templates later.

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Allow End Users to Authorize (Basic Auth)

1. In the Configurations dialog, select the Authorization tab.
2. Set Authorization Type to Allow Users to Authorize the Integration > Basic Auth.
3. Click Select Authorization > Create New.
4. Select the authorization mechanism (e.g., API Key). See App Authorization Overview for creating Basic Auth profiles.
5. Enter the following credentials:

   Field	Description
   Name	Name for the Basic Auth profile
   Tenancy URLs	Select Yes if tasks require tenancy URLs
   Base URL	Base tenant URL for the Google Maps instance
   Authorization Check URL	Auth check URL
   Description	Description of the auth profile

   
6. Click Save Auth, then select the new profile.
7. Click Enable. The Integration Successful pop-up appears.

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Install Google Maps Action Templates

1. On the Integration Successful dialog, click Explore Templates.
2. Click Install for the desired template.
3. Click Go to Dialog to view the dialog task.
4. A dialog task is auto-created for each installed template.
5. Alternatively, create a new dialog task, select the Google Maps integration, choose a template (e.g., Get location by coordinates), and click Proceed.
6. The canvas opens with all required entity nodes, service nodes, and message scripts.