https://ap7i.com/tags/api-keys/ Recent content in API Keys on ap7i.com Hugo en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:30:00 -0400 https://ap7i.com/posts/google-gemini-api-key-bills/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:30:00 -0400 https://ap7i.com/posts/google-gemini-api-key-bills/ Google spent a decade telling developers that Maps and Firebase API keys are not secrets. When Gemini was added to the Google Cloud Platform, those same keys silently gained the ability to make billable Gemini calls — and the bills started arriving. One team of three developers woke up to a $82,314 charge. The architectural fix is still pending.