I m working on an application which renders google maps on an image as below
Make sure you have enabled "Static Maps API" service in addition to "Google Maps API".
Activate Google Map Key here: https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/maps_embed_backend/overview?project=[your-project]
It will enable your map instantly.
It works for me when I enable "Google Maps Embed API" and "Static Maps API"
Not only you need to enable google static API, but also you need to include your api_key in the link.
Make sure you have a Browser key in the Simple API Access section, and make sure the Referers
is set to Any referer allowed
Make sure you have enabled the Google Maps related Services ("Google Maps Embed API" and "Static Maps API") like bellow:
And then mark them:
In the new layout you find it here: