Nosh way RestaurantTechnology Gone are the days of the traditional restaurant’s approach. Online food ordering platform is flourishing and has found a unique gap in the market. With various facets of software, food companies are using location intelligence to improve the process. Google Maps API key is not just to locate the maps. Let’s have a look at them. Serviceability Customers can search or find new restaurants near them. They do this for ease and quick finding which restaurants can take orders and deliver them. Each restaurant sets its address at the panel and it fetches the data on the front end through Google Maps. Customer experience is the top priority of such food delivery services. If the user isn’t shown a precised set of restaurants according to his location. It means he has to browse all the restaurants on the website then he/she might not place an order in the first place! Order Assignment Once the customer orders the food, the delivery is assigned to the nearest driver automatically. A lot of calculation goes behind this such as distance between the current location of the delivery agent and the restaurant along with the time taken to reach the customer location. This works because of Google Maps. Real-Time Traffic Monitoring Delivery is the most crucial stage for restaurants. Your customer will not be happy if the delivery is late. To get rid of this situation, Google Maps allows the delivery agents to monitor the real-time traffic on customer’s locations. With this, they can handle any crisis situation efficiently and can also reduce wastage. Delivery Tracking Restauranteurs improve customer experience by tracking rider activity. Maps make it possible for restaurateurs to live-track the deliveries. This helps in smooth deliveries which in turns customer loyalty. Let’s understand what is an API key? The API key is a unique identifier that authenticates requests associated with your project for usage and billing purposes. You must have at least one API key associated with your project. Before you start using the Maps API, you need a project with a billing account. So, how to create a Google Maps API key? Go to the Google Cloud Platform Console and select the project created. Select the menu button on the top left corner of the page. Hover over API & Services and then select Credentials. Click on create credentials button and select API keys from the drop-down menu. A pop-up will appear which displays your API key. The new API key is listed on the Credentials page under API keys. By default, your key will be assigned a name but you can change it by clicking on the edit icon. Restriction of Key It’s important to restrict the API key. To do that, click on the edit icon next to the key in the list. There are two types of restrictions. They are – Application Restrictions It controls which websites, IP addresses, or applications can use your API key. You can set one application per key. There are four application restrictions –HTTP referrersIP addressesAndroid AppsiOS AppsHTTP referrers option is suitable for your business. API Restrictions We don’t restrict API. Pricing You pay for what you use. You get a recurring $200 credit on your billing account each month to offset your usage costs. You can also set usage limits to protect against unexpected cost increases. You can check detailed pricing. Location is much more than just a point on the map. Companies are using location analytics to scale up their businesses. If you also want to improve the customer experience on your restaurant delivery software then contact us for more details. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter