How to get the Google account ID from a Google+ vanity URL - google-plus

Google+ API did shut down.
Google People API can be used instead, using the same account IDs.
However, People API does not accept names from Google+ vanity URLs.
How can I get the account ID from a Google+ vanity URL, now that I can't use Google+ API for this task anymore?

Go to https://developers.google.com/+/web/api/rest/latest/people/get
On the right-hand side in the Try this API section, in "userId" enter "me"
Press the Execute button
If not already logged in log in with your Google account
After a successful login, an HTTP 200 result is shown
Below an "id" entry is shown
source

Related

Spotify : 403 - User not registered in the Developer Dashboard

I'm making a react-native app with the Spotify API, I'm using the Authorization Code Flow & and I'm on Development mode with only one user added in "Users and access" on my Spotify dashboard: my tester, who is a part of my Spotify Premium Duo.
The app is working fine on my part, but my tester can't see anything related to her account. The /me endpoint is sending a 403 error with this message in the body : User not registered in the Developer Dashboard. Top Tracks / Top Artists endpoints are working fine with her Access Token.
I can't see any email on her Spotify account, but can't change anything because it is linked to her Facebook account. I'm also logged in with my Facebook but it's working fine, and I can see my details when fetching the /me endpoint with my access token.
If you ever stumbled upon this kind of error, any help will be appreciated !
Thank you in advance,
You can see your info using the /me endpoint because you're the owner of the app and automatically registered in the project's dashboard.
In order to use the /me endpoint on other Spotify accounts you have to register them in the dashboard of your project under "Users and access" in the top right corner.
Once the user is registered, the /me should return a 200 response containing all the user's info.
This is probably due to the fact that you're app is in development mode.
The mail to use if the user is logged on Spotify via Facebook, is the Facebook one I'd say.
NOTE: You have to provide the user's real name to grant access: it's case sensitive.

Google+ api returns broken profile link

We use googleplus api in our project, so user can link his account. Then we display a link retreived from https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo endpoint (field "link"), but we start getting links that leads to 404 page. Link shape looks like every other valid link. https://plus.google.com/USER_ID
Not all Google accounts have Google+ profiles.

How does Google Glass authentication work?

I am trying to create a sample test application that authenticates a user wearing Google Glass.
I have read the following page
https://developers.google.com/glass/develop/gdk/authentication
I need to know how will the authentication actually work. Now lets say I have an app "XYZ" uploaded onto MyGlass. User turns on the app via MyGlass and then automatically gets redirected to a web page say, for example,
http://www.example.com/glass/authenticate.html
In this web page, he has to sign in using a username and password. Once he clicks submit will he be redirected to another webpage on the browser or will the Glass application get activated. Where will the userToken be obtained. Will it be on Glass?
I am really confused. Please can someone help me out.
What exactly is the flow for authentication on Glass?
Assuming you're doing 3rd part authentication (i.e. your own users, not google accounts).
Once you click Submit on your login page:
Server-side: If the user is valid, call the Mirror API to insert the account, including your authToken and the userToken. The userToken will be a query parameter added to your login url by the glassware store.
Close the page using window.close(). The Glassware will then be installed on the user's device.
When the user launches your glassware, retrieve the account from the Mirror API, and then retrieve the authToken that you inserted in step 1. for that particular account.

Application name on requesting login using oauth

My ASP.NET MVC has login with Google, Facebook and Microsoft. It works fine. But when the user tries to login with gmail, the next message is shown in the google login page:
IP_ADDRESS_SERVER is asking for some information from your Google Account. To see and approve the request, sign in. Learn more
Instead of showing the ip address, I would like to show the application name or the domain, something like:
MyWebApplication is asking for some information from your Google Account. To see and approve the request, sign in. Learn more
or
www.mywebsite.com is asking for some information from your Google Account. To see and approve the request, sign in. Learn more
How can I achieve that? Should I change some configuration in the application?
You need to register the application with Google.

Linkedin API: how to use my login credential in my access token

I'm building my website to pull out my own linkedin profile info. And it is working but when a visitor comes to the site, they will have to login to see my profile info displayed on my page. This should be a public website and I don't want visitors to log in to their linkedin account in order to see my public page.
Is there anyway to do this (so that visitors can see my info without having to be logged in) ? Thank you
NOTE: I'm using their REST API by the way.
Simple code
Per the documentation (section #1, bullet point 3), it is not possible to share your profile information via the API without the user both authenticating your LinkedIn application that is pulling the info, and also the authenticated user then being connected to you in some way. From that document, "Each user must grant your application access to their LinkedIn network and they can only see data from their own LinkedIn network. For example, you cannot gather information about a LinkedIn member in one user's LinkedIn network and show that information to other users"
In short, the REST API is probably not the way to go to expose un-authenticate user's to your profile. What you might want to do is use one of the plugins, such as the Member Profile plugin.