Google Maps API OVER_QUERY_LIMIT

Question

I'm making the following call to the google maps api 22 times in my javascript. As I understand the API limits, there is no way I should be going over the limit. I get through the first 11 calls but the last half are returned OVER_QUERY_LIMIT status

geocoder.geocode({"address": "Alpharetta, GA"}, function(results, status) {
        console.log(status);
        if(results!== null){
            var marker = new google.maps.Marker();
            marker.setPosition(results[0].geometry.location);
            marker.setMap(map);
            marker.setTitle("Studio Movie Grill");
            google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
                window.setTimeout(function() { alert(marker.getTitle()); }, 1000);
            });
            bounds.extend(marker.position);
            map.fitBounds(bounds);
        }
    });

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 03 '14 at 22:38

It seems like you may be going over the "# or requests per second" limit. As mentioned in the documentation:

You can exceed the Google Maps API Web Services usage limits by:

Sending too many requests per day.

requests too fast, i.e. too many requests per second.

requests too fast for too long or otherwise abusing the web service.

Exceeding other usage limits, e.g. points per request in the Elevation API.

To verify that you are hitting that limit:

Upon receiving a response with status code OVER_QUERY_LIMIT, your application should determine which usage limit has been exceeded. This can be done by pausing for 2 seconds and resending the same request. If status code is still OVER_QUERY_LIMIT, your application is sending too many requests per day. Otherwise, your application is sending too many requests per second.

I must have missed the note about per seconds, I'll try a sleep after each call. Thanks, I'll return with an update — Michael, May 03 '14 at 22:40

Google Maps API OVER_QUERY_LIMIT

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