Google Geocoding v2 API stopped working suddenly

Question

The Geocoding v2 API stopped unexpectedly.

e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=27703&output=json&key=AIzaSyBVr3n3IVZzakGvtIWeRaJEXsC63JHZ0w8

I'm not able to get lat,long from the API. The output from server is:

{
  "Status": {
    "code": 610,
    "request": "geocode"
  }
}

I searched for status: 610 but could not find any relevant info.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The service has been stopped.

It is the 8th of March.

See the top of this page for information on the death of v2

See The Google Geocoding API for v3

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Edit.

Actually, there is a page about upgrading to v3 that may be of use.

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Edit.

As just pointed out, the Geocoding API V2 deprecation timeline was just extended by another 6 months, but be careful of your usage.

From @FrVaBe's link: "Today we’re also reducing the limit on Geocoding API V2 from 15,000 requests per day to 2,500 requests per day, which is equivalent to the daily limit on the Geocoding API V3."