1Authentication
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4Authentication for this service is done via an `API Key`_. To obtain an API
5Key:
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71. Open the `Cloud Platform Console`_
82. Make sure that billing is enabled for your project.
93. From the **Credentials** page, create a new **API Key** or use an existing
10   one for your project.
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12.. _API Key:
13    https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_apikeys
14.. _Cloud Console: https://console.cloud.google.com/project?_
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