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Set Up Google API Application

Google allows you to create an app which you can use to sign in to connectors in Designer.

Google Analytics

For more information on how to build and manage an application with Google Analytics services, refer to the Hello Analytics API: JavaScript quickstart for web applications.

  1. Go to Google Console.

  2. Select Create Project.

  3. Enter a Project name and other information.

  4. Select ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES from the APIs & Services dashboard.

  5. Search for Google Analytics Data API and select it.

  6. Select ENABLE.

  7. Search for Google Analytics Admin API and select it.

  8. Select ENABLE.

  9. Navigate to Credentials and select CREATE CREDENTIALS, then select OAuth client ID.

  10. Select CONFIGURE CONSENT SCREEN.

  11. Select Internal and select CREATE.

  12. Enter App name, User support email, and Developer contact information.

  13. Select SAVE AND CONTINUE.

  14. In the Scopes section, select ADD OR REMOVE SCOPES, and select these scopes:

    • /auth/userinfo.email

    • /auth/userinfo.profile

    • openid

    • /auth/analytics

    • /auth/analytics.readonly

  15. Select UPDATE.

  16. Select SAVE AND CONTINUE.

  17. In the Test users section, select ADD USERS, enter all the test accounts you want to use for testing, and select ADD.

  18. Select SAVE AND CONTINUE.

  19. Navigate to Credentials and select CREATE CREDENTIALS, then select OAuth client ID.

  20. In Application type, select Desktop application.

  21. Select CREATE.

  22. The console displays the Client ID and the Client Secret.

Google Drive

For more information on how to build and manage an application with Google services, refer to the Google documentation.

  1. Go to Google Console.

  2. Select Create Project.

  3. Enter a Project name and other information.

  4. Select ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES from the APIs & Services dashboard.

  5. Search for Google Drive API and select it.

  6. Select ENABLE.

  7. Search for Google Sheets API and select it.

  8. Select ENABLE.

  9. Navigate to Credentials and select CREATE CREDENTIALS, then select OAuth client ID.

  10. Select CONFIGURE CONSENT SCREEN.

  11. Select External and select CREATE.

  12. Enter App name, User support email, and Developer contact information.

  13. Select SAVE AND CONTINUE.

  14. When you finish the setup, select PUBLISH APP and then CONFIRM.

  15. Navigate to Credentials and select CREATE CREDENTIALS, then select OAuth client ID.

  16. In Application type, select Web application.

  17. In Authorized redirect URIs, select ADD URI and enter: http://127.0.0.1/

  18. Select CREATE.

  19. The console displays the Client ID and the Client Secret.