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European Economic Area (EEA) developers
Follow these steps to get set up with Routes Library, Maps JavaScript API
Get an API key and enable the Maps JavaScript API
Before using the Routes Library, Maps JavaScript API,
you need a Cloud project with a billing account, and both the
Maps JavaScript API and Routes API enabled. To
learn more, seeSet up your Google Cloud project.
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