For Google Maps APIs Premium users, the `client` parameter is still used. https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key#client-id You can authenticate with either an api `key` or `client` id. https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key#clientID-features `client` param removed in https://github.com/apneadiving/Google-Maps-for-Rails/pull/537