Google Street View - billing
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 12:58 pm
Hi there,
With Google Street Views, there's a cost involved with the API (cost per x views). I was wondering how virtual tour businesses typically deal with this variable cost?
Through Pano2VR, if you upload a customer's Street View via your own Google account, and it gets a lot of traffic, the VT business could potentially get hit with high costs. Especially if you have multiple Street Views under your Google Account.
Is the typical solution to get the customer to set up/use their own Google Account with their own API billing? Problem is, I doubt many customers will find this an easy process.
Are they any better alternatives?
Many thanks,
Marc
With Google Street Views, there's a cost involved with the API (cost per x views). I was wondering how virtual tour businesses typically deal with this variable cost?
Through Pano2VR, if you upload a customer's Street View via your own Google account, and it gets a lot of traffic, the VT business could potentially get hit with high costs. Especially if you have multiple Street Views under your Google Account.
Is the typical solution to get the customer to set up/use their own Google Account with their own API billing? Problem is, I doubt many customers will find this an easy process.
Are they any better alternatives?
Many thanks,
Marc