Google static map API getting 403 forbidden when loading from img tag

Question

What I have is a Google map that shows the location of a property but when I come to print the dynamic maps dont print so good so I decided to implement the Google Static Ma

Answer 1

I could also not display static maps and could see 403 error in the browser's network console.

http response headers:

status:403
x-content-type-options:nosniff

I had an API key with a lot of Google Maps APIs enabled but the Google Static Maps API was missing, enabling it solved the issue.