I am trying to get an API key for Google AJAX Feed API's. However, it will only let me login with my Gmail (Google account), and I don't see any way to login with the Google Apps account here.
Couldn't find anything related on Google or Lycos. So is it possible to tie the AJAX Feed API key (which I believe will let me access other APIs as well) to my Google Apps account instead?
Gmail mail addresses are linked to a Google account by default, but Google Apps mail addresses aren’t.
You’ll have to sign up for a ‘Google Account’ using your Google Apps email address. After that, you’ll be able to login using your Google Apps email.
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In our SAAS application, we decided to use Google Sheets API, to generate docs and to give permission for editing documents online in Google Docs web and mobile application.
Here, do we need all of our customers have to be Google Accounts? Is there a better way to create users at the backend of our customers to connect directly from our app?
Unless you're using a service account (which isn't ideal for scaling apps), you ought to use google login, which requires a google account.
Google Drive API question,
I am writing an application that can view a users' Google Drive files and folders from their google account (can be individual or part of an enterprise).
So on my Google Drive enterprise, I have created an API application. So I have an API key and Secret key stored in my application.
Now I want to use OAuth to authenticate the user so that they can approve my application to read their files. The users will not be part of my enterprise. They can be individual Google accounts, or they can be a single user from an some other enterprise account.
Is this possible? Or are there technical/security reasons this is not allowed?
I just got off the phone with wonderful Google api support agent, and I have my answer:
Yes this is possible to do. however due to the recent phishing attack, Google has put in place new security features that affect the following APIs:
Google drive
Gmail
Contacts
Directory Admin SDK
Here are the new rules:
There is a new security form we will need to fill out and be approved before we will be able to be approved as a trusted app that is able to access these api's using OAuth2 authentication.
Google has provided a feature that many enterprises use that allows an enterprise to completely disable the ability to access these api's using oauth2. So even though we have been approved from step1, we may still get an error for some enterprises who have directly blocked this; however, they can white list us in order to allow it from our enterprise if admin's prefer, while still blocking general use for others.
See links:
https://support.google.com/a/answer/7281227
https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/web/about-auth
https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2
https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/692cr4/new_google_docs_phishing_scam_almost_undetectable/
I'm not clear as to when one would use the plusDomains.people endpoint instead of the plus.people endpoint. Is the plusDomains endpoint for Google Apps customers? How about Google Apps for Education? The documentation for plus.people.get seems to be almost the same as plusDomains.people.get, and I'm not sure where else to look to figure out when to use each.
With the Google+ Domains API, Google Apps customers and ISVs can build custom Google+ functionality and services for people who use Google Apps at college, at work, or at home.
Google+ Domains API
The Google+ Domains API is for all Google Apps customers (e.g. their email addresses do not end in #gmail.com) that have Google+ enabled. The standard Google+ API is for Google accounts that end in #gmail.com
I need to access the YouTube API, authenticating as a single account so I can access its videos, tags, comments, etc.
A Public API Access key does not seem to cover this scenario as tags aren't visible to the public. Is it necessary to implement OAuth just to authenticate one account? I have no intention of having other users authenticate with the web app - only the YouTube account that belongs to the owner of the web app.
I have the username & password for the YouTube account. Is there no way to authenticate one YouTube account with the API as a single-user?
A Service Account seems most suitable for me, but apparently the v3 API doesn't support them.
Is it necessary to have Google account to use google+ apis like google hangout etc ? Like with Google maps it is not required.
Yes, you do need a Google account to use the Google+ APIs. The reason differs based on the API you're interested in using, though.
REST APIs
You need an API key to use the Google+ REST APIs. You can acquired an API key from the Google API Console. You need a Google account to use the API console. This API key is used for many things including to manage your quota.
Hangouts API
The Hangouts API requires a Google account for two reasons. First, you must use the API console to create your project. Next, you must have a Google account to start a hangout.