See which domains use a Google Maps API key?

Question

Is there any way to check which domains/websites use a specific API like "Google Maps Embed API" in console.cloud.google.com?

It's a project with multiple keys which don't indicate where they were used.

Background: There is a key used on multiple sites and I want to see which site causes the most traffic.

Sting

Did you ever have any success with this? The 1 answer doesn't seem to resolve this... – Shanks

No, actually not. I just build a crawler for all domains I know, that searched for the key. Took way longer than expected, but worked. – Sting

Cannot believe Google doesn't make this easier. – Atmospheric

Answer 1

I had a similar need, ended up using a source code search engine like https://publicwww.com/ fill in your API key. Be sure to add " depth:all" in your request to get results from internal pages as well (in case your google maps call is on contact page for example)

For example you would try "myKey_here depth:all" in the search engine

Concerns : 1/ only works on top 500M sites (but chances are, yours is part of it) 2/ you have to subscribe a paid plan to see the whole details, but most of the times, you can "guess" the relevant domain name with the (partly hidden)result 3/ won't work if your site is not crawlable by search engines 4/ trick based on finding the API Key as a parameter, so results may not be comprehensive

Nethertheless, perfectly did the job for me.

Millpond

This is not good for all situations like me, you have to pay to view the domain – Voltz

Answer 2

Typically, API KEYS are generated per project not per site. See API KEYS. The restrictions could help you determine which sites are allowed to use the API. The Domain/IP(s) allowed per API KEY could restrict the sites allowed access to the alloted API KEY quotas which would make sense to peruse through if the restrictions exist as a preventive measure.. With that being said, you could parse for your keys per site and then evaluate those API Keys in the Google Cloud Platform by following -->

'Sign-in' > Select the right project from the drop-down menu (different projects usually have different API Keys associated as they are generated on a per-project basis) > (hover over) 'APIs & Services' > Review activity... For a more thorough, detailed analysis, you could visit Premium Plan Reporting Overview.

Wishbone

If there no restrictions and the key is used on multiple sites, this solution wont work – Voltz