1. Head over to Google Cloud Console.
2. Click on the project dropdown at the top and pick "New Project".
3. Give your project a name and hit "Create".
4. Once it's created, select your project to start working on it.

1. In the Google Cloud Console, go to APIs & Services > Library.
2. Look for "Maps JavaScript API" and click on it.
3. Hit the "Enable" button.
4. Do the same for other APIs like "Geocoding API", "Places API", and "Directions API", depending on what you need.

1. Go to APIs & Services > Credentials.
2. Click on "Create Credentials" and choose "API Key".
3. Copy your API key and keep it safe.

1. Click on the API key you just made to set up restrictions.
2. Under Key restrictions, pick "HTTP referrers (web sites)".
3. Add the specific referrers or websites where the key will be used, like https://*.yourdomain.com/*.
4. Under API restrictions, limit the usage to the APIs you enabled earlier (like Maps JavaScript API).
5. Click "Save".

1. Open your Glide app at Glideapps.
2. Go to the "Settings" of your app.
3. Select the "General" tab.
4. Scroll down to find the "Google Maps API Key" field.
5. Paste your API key in the field.

1. Inside your Glide app, go to the "Layout" tab.
2. Add a "Map" component from the component palette.
3. Set up the Map component to use the right data source from your app.
4. Configure fields like location, title, description, and any other details you need.

1. Preview your Glide app in the editor.
2. Go to the section where you added the Map component.
3. Check if the map shows up correctly and works as expected.
4. Make any needed tweaks like zoom level, map type (satellite, terrain), etc., from the Map component settings.

Follow these steps to smoothly integrate Google Maps into your Glide app, enabling cool features like location mapping, geocoding, and directions.