--- title: "Maps" description: "Review map settings, provider credentials, and the effects of saving changes." canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/settings/maps/ --- # Maps Use **Maps** to configure the map service and the default location behavior used across your Ordering platform. > **Availability** > > Maps is available to Dashboard administrators. The settings shown can vary according to your project's configuration and enabled features. ## Open Maps settings 1. In the Dashboard sidebar, select **Settings**. 2. In the Settings navigation, select **Maps**. ![Maps settings page in the Dashboard](https://docs.ordering.co/img/docs/dashboard/settings/maps-label-hidden.png) ## Configuration reference Available map settings, labels, providers, and values can vary by project. Check the category and values shown in your project before relying on them. ### Use Google Maps Alternative Controls whether the platform uses its configured alternative map service instead of Google Maps. ### Google Maps API Key The credential used to connect the platform to Google Maps services. > **Keep this value private** > > Never include a provider credential in screenshots, support tickets, documentation, logs, or test fixtures. Credential rotation is an owner-controlled provider action and is not performed from this guide. ### Enable Country-Specific Address Search Controls whether address suggestions are limited using the configured country selection. ### Default Map Latitude Sets the latitude used as the default map position when an address or another location is not available. ### Default Map Longitude Sets the longitude used as the default map position when an address or another location is not available. ### Use Google Geocode for Custom Orders Controls whether Google geocoding is used when handling addresses for custom orders. ## Save changes Pending changes are submitted one config at a time. If a later update fails, earlier updates may already have succeeded. Review each value before selecting **Save**, then confirm its status before retrying. > **Changes may affect other features** > > Map settings can affect location features across a project. Their effect depends on the deployed configuration and provider setup. Map credentials and coordinates may be used by order, store, delivery, reporting, autocomplete, geocoding, timezone, and map-rendering features. Some clients send credentials and coordinates to map providers. Provider availability, billing, quotas, configured fields, and results depend on the project and provider setup. ## Frequently asked questions ### Why don't I see Maps under Settings? Confirm that you are signed in as an administrator. Available settings can also vary by project configuration and enabled features. ### Why don't I see the Save button? The Dashboard displays **Save** after there is a pending change. ### Do these settings apply to only one store? These settings may affect more than one store or other project features. Confirm their intended scope with your project administrator before changing them. ## Set up your Google Maps API key A populated **Google Maps API Key** field or selected provider does not confirm that the key is active, Maps is functional, billing is configured, or provider setup is complete. If a project is intended to use Google Maps, use a project-owned API key that is restricted to its approved domains and APIs. The active provider and Maps functionality depend on each project’s deployment and provider configuration. [![Google Maps section of the Maps settings page](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/b003a4b95e290e669bfc2fe3-label-hidden.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/b003a4b95e290e669bfc2fe3-label-hidden.png) 1. Open **Settings**, then select **Maps**. [![Maps settings location in Dashboard settings](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/84472b6d5f7a7823c2e37334-label-hidden.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/f4cb4fb951e6fe2f056b242c-label-hidden.png) 2. If the project owner has independently confirmed that Google Maps is the intended provider, set **Use Google Maps Alternative** to **No**. This setting alone does not demonstrate which provider is active or whether Maps is functional in a deployed project. [![Use Google Maps Alternative toggle set to No](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/d5800410bb4cf9f3f090a175.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/836be9ccf3baef55b5ba6bc4.png) 3. Paste a project-owned, restricted key into **Google Maps API Key** only after the project owner has independently confirmed the intended provider setup. See [Create a Google Maps API key](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/settings/maps/google-maps-api-key/) for provider-side setup and key-restriction guidance. Confirm that billing and required APIs are enabled with the provider. [![Google Maps API Key field in Maps settings](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/c420076ffd481437632e966b.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/d8e9f446429b7b620f73cd49.png) 4. Set **Enable Country-Specific Address Search** to the two-letter ISO code for your project's country (for example, **MX** or **US**) so address suggestions only surface results from that country. [![Enable Country-Specific Address Search field](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/d9fb5b256d5c1ce5ae6851be.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/5c333fea2ddfe81668c91a09.png) For example, here is how address search behaves on the customer-facing site once the country is set to the Netherlands: [![Address search restricted to the Netherlands on the customer-facing site](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/35918dc8229ded5898145b9b.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/7c9481f455fa36727a777ce9.png) 5. Set **Default Map Latitude** and **Default Map Longitude** to the coordinates you want the map centered on when no address is available. You can read these coordinates directly off Google Maps for any point. [![Default Map Latitude and Longitude fields](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/be4a86efbf4df2f547ec4238.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/5c2111fb795860f8c1f26e6c.png) 6. Decide whether **Use Google Geocode for Custom Orders** should be on based on the project’s intended configuration. When enabled, this setting uses Google geocoding for [custom orders created in Dashboard](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/orders/create-custom-order/); when disabled, the project can use its internal map tool. The available behavior depends on the project configuration. [![Use Google Geocode for Custom Orders toggle](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/1d0c0e4d2e947d5be09b89c4.png)](https://docs.ordering.co/img/help-center-import/90a5fa62c151ac43c501461f.png) ## Related procedures - [Create a Google Maps API key](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/settings/maps/google-maps-api-key/) - [Create KML delivery zones](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/settings/maps/kml-delivery-zones/) For product overviews of the map providers, see [Google Maps](https://www.ordering.co/integrations/google-maps/) and [Mapbox](https://www.ordering.co/integrations/mapbox/) on Ordering.co.