Infra Google Auth
Google OAuth setup, refresh tokens, troubleshooting
When to use
- "Google API is not working"
- "401 Unauthorized"
- "token expired"
- Setting up a new project
Paths
| What | Path |
|------|------|
| Credentials | $GOOGLE_TOOLS_PATH/credentials.json |
| Token | $GOOGLE_TOOLS_PATH/token.json |
Scopes (permissions)
SCOPES = [
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive',
]
How to use existing token
import json
from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
with open('$GOOGLE_TOOLS_PATH/token.json', 'r') as f:
token_data = json.load(f)
creds = Credentials(
token=token_data.get('token'),
refresh_token=token_data.get('refresh_token'),
token_uri=token_data.get('token_uri'),
client_id=token_data.get('client_id'),
client_secret=token_data.get('client_secret')
)
# Gmail
gmail = build('gmail', 'v1', credentials=creds)
# Sheets
sheets = build('sheets', 'v4', credentials=creds)
# Drive
drive = build('drive', 'v3', credentials=creds)
Refresh token manually
from google.auth.transport.requests import Request
if creds.expired and creds.refresh_token:
creds.refresh(Request())
# Save the updated token
with open('$GOOGLE_TOOLS_PATH/token.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump({
'token': creds.token,
'refresh_token': creds.refresh_token,
'token_uri': creds.token_uri,
'client_id': creds.client_id,
'client_secret': creds.client_secret,
}, f)
Create a new token (if the old one doesn't work)
from google_auth_oauthlib.flow import InstalledAppFlow
SCOPES = [...] # all required scopes
flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file(
'$GOOGLE_TOOLS_PATH/credentials.json',
SCOPES
)
creds = flow.run_local_server(port=0)
# Save
with open('$GOOGLE_TOOLS_PATH/token.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump({
'token': creds.token,
'refresh_token': creds.refresh_token,
'token_uri': creds.token_uri,
'client_id': creds.client_id,
'client_secret': creds.client_secret,
}, f)
Common API calls
Reading Sheets
result = sheets.spreadsheets().values().get(
spreadsheetId='SPREADSHEET_ID',
range="'Sheet Name'!A1:Z100"
).execute()
rows = result.get('values', [])
Writing to Sheets
sheets.spreadsheets().values().update(
spreadsheetId='SPREADSHEET_ID',
range="'Sheet Name'!A1",
valueInputOption='RAW',
body={'values': [['value1', 'value2']]}
).execute()
Sending Email
import base64
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
message = MIMEText('Body text', 'plain', 'utf-8')
message['to'] = 'recipient@email.com'
message['from'] = 'Your Name <your@email.com>'
message['subject'] = 'Subject'
raw = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(message.as_bytes()).decode()
gmail.users().messages().send(userId='me', body={'raw': raw}).execute()
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | 401 Unauthorized | Refresh token or create a new one | | invalid_grant | Token revoked, create a new one | | Scope mismatch | Load token without scope verification | | RefreshError | Create a new token via OAuth flow |
Account
- Email:
your@email.com - Type: Google Workspace
Related skills
email-send-direct-- single email via Gmail APIemail-send-bulk-- bulk email via Gmail APItelegram-send-- reads Sheets for data