Google Credentials Generation.md

Google Credentials Generation

How to generate Google credentials:

1. Navigate to Google Cloud's Console
2. Login with desired Google account
3. Create/select project
4. (Optional) Configure OAuth consent screen
   1. Go to APIs & Services -> OAuth consent screen
   2. Select User Type
   3. Click CREATE
   4. Enter required fields
   5. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE
   6. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE (no scopes need to be added)
   7. (Optional) Add test users
   8. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE
5. Create OAuth credentials
   1. Go to APIs & Services -> Credentials
   2. Click CREATE CREDENTIALS
   3. Select OAuth client ID
   4. Select Desktop app application type
   5. Enter a client name
   6. Click CREATE
   7. Download JSON
6. Enable APIs
   1. Go to APIs & Services -> Library
   2. Search for Gmail
   3. Click on Gmail API
   4. Click ENABLE
   5. Go to APIs & Services -> Library
   6. Search for YouTube
   7. Click on YouTube Data API v3
   8. Click ENABLE
7. Generate Pickle file
   1. Move/Copy downloaded JSON to ./credentials/google-credentials.json
   2. Run token generation script: cd ./scripts && python ./generateTokenFile.py
   3. Login through Google
   4. Close window