title: Google Places API Invalid request
body: <p>I've started looking into Google Places API recently and have enabled the API through my Google Developer Console. I tested the API through the following URL in my browser (please note that I have intentionally changed my key below):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/xml?query=hotel&amp;location=43.683308,-79.614296&amp;radius10000&amp;key=thisismykey478erjr84" rel="nofollow">https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/xml?query=hotel&amp;location=43.683308,-79.614296&amp;radius10000&amp;key=thisismykey478erjr84</a></p>
  
  <p>Worked fine, I got back the XML, but when I tried it again I got the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;PlaceSearchResponse&gt;
      &lt;status&gt;INVALID_REQUEST&lt;/status&gt; 
  &lt;/PlaceSearchResponse&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now, as far as I know I'm given a courtesy limit of 1,000 requests/day. I know I did not go over 1000 requests. I figured maybe I'm only allowed a certain number of requests per hour or per minute so I waited.</p>
  
  <p>Next day same problem! And today as well.</p>
  
  <p>Not sure what to do in this case, any advice?</p>