From ae616a8111e4a4dcdcd00382de3f591ef4a150b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Herr <seth.william.herr@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:18:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document google free API requiring https I stumbled here, ended up finding the answer in the [issues](https://github.com/alexreisner/geocoder/issues/698). Would be great to document this in the main readme. --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 028d8703..295df755 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ The following is a comparison of the supported geocoding APIs. The "Limitations" #### Google (`:google`, `:google_premier`) -* **API key**: required for Premier, optional for the free service +* **API key**: required for Premier, optional for the free service (if using the free service with API key, https is required. Add `:use_https => true` to `Geocoder.configure`) * **Key signup**: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/business/ * **Quota**: 2,500 requests/day, 100,000 with Google Maps API Premier * **Region**: world -- GitLab