Access to a private Google Spreadsheet with C# - c#

I have an AngularJS + C#.NET OnePage Application Website. The goal is to retrieve a JSON from a private Google Spreadsheet that I own with C# (not with AngularJS). I read various Google Sheets Documentation and API, OAuth 2.0 etc. and tried some examples, but none of them seem to work for me. I see there are different ways to access and retrieve data from a Google Spreadsheet, still, they don't work for my case.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you.
Edit: I managed to get a token by creating an Other Application type under Google Developers Console=>Credentials=>Create Client ID. Here's the C# Console Application:
using System;
using Google.GData.Client;
using Google.GData.Spreadsheets;
namespace MySpreadsheetIntegration
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 1: Configure how to perform OAuth 2.0
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// TODO: Update the following information with that obtained from
// https://code.google.com/apis/console. After registering
// your application, these will be provided for you.
string CLIENT_ID = "12345678.apps.googleusercontent.com";
// This is the OAuth 2.0 Client Secret retrieved
// above. Be sure to store this value securely. Leaking this
// value would enable others to act on behalf of your application!
string CLIENT_SECRET = "Gc0230jdsah01jqpowpgff";
// Space separated list of scopes for which to request access.
string SCOPE = "https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds https://docs.google.com/feeds";
// This is the Redirect URI for installed applications.
// If you are building a web application, you have to set your
// Redirect URI at https://code.google.com/apis/console.
string REDIRECT_URI = "urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob";
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 2: Set up the OAuth 2.0 object
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OAuth2Parameters holds all the parameters related to OAuth 2.0.
OAuth2Parameters parameters = new OAuth2Parameters();
// Set your OAuth 2.0 Client Id (which you can register at
// https://code.google.com/apis/console).
parameters.ClientId = CLIENT_ID;
// Set your OAuth 2.0 Client Secret, which can be obtained at
// https://code.google.com/apis/console.
parameters.ClientSecret = CLIENT_SECRET;
// Set your Redirect URI, which can be registered at
// https://code.google.com/apis/console.
parameters.RedirectUri = REDIRECT_URI;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 3: Get the Authorization URL
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Set the scope for this particular service.
parameters.Scope = SCOPE;
// Get the authorization url. The user of your application must visit
// this url in order to authorize with Google. If you are building a
// browser-based application, you can redirect the user to the authorization
// url.
string authorizationUrl = OAuthUtil.CreateOAuth2AuthorizationUrl(parameters);
Console.WriteLine(authorizationUrl);
Console.WriteLine("Please visit the URL above to authorize your OAuth "
+ "request token. Once that is complete, type in your access code to "
+ "continue...");
parameters.AccessCode = Console.ReadLine();
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 4: Get the Access Token
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Once the user authorizes with Google, the request token can be exchanged
// for a long-lived access token. If you are building a browser-based
// application, you should parse the incoming request token from the url and
// set it in OAuthParameters before calling GetAccessToken().
OAuthUtil.GetAccessToken(parameters);
string accessToken = parameters.AccessToken;
Console.WriteLine("OAuth Access Token: " + accessToken);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 5: Make an OAuth authorized request to Google
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Initialize the variables needed to make the request
GOAuth2RequestFactory requestFactory =
new GOAuth2RequestFactory(null, "MySpreadsheetIntegration-v1", parameters);
SpreadsheetsService service = new SpreadsheetsService("MySpreadsheetIntegration-v1");
service.RequestFactory = requestFactory;
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
With this code I have to copy the link I get and paste it in a browser in order to get a token. Is there a way to get this token directly in my app without the need to copy the link manually?

I found another working solution where you don't have to open a browser window which is similar to the solution with the p12-key above.
First, create in the Google Developer Console under Create Credentials a Service account key.
Then, you have to choose a service account type, you can choose App Engine Default Service account and you can download a json file that contains the private key.
With this file, you can create programmatically Google credentials (where "sheets-test.json" is the downloaded json file):
var credential = GoogleCredential.FromStream(new FileStream("Sheets-test.json", FileMode.Open)).CreateScoped(Scopes);
Give the service user (you can find it in the json file in the client_email field) access to your spreadsheet.
Here is the full code that enables you to append a value to the first free row in a spreadsheet, I modified the google .NET quickstart project:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
using Google.Apis.Services;
using Google.Apis.Sheets.v4;
using Google.Apis.Sheets.v4.Data;
namespace SheetApiTest
{
public class SheetApiWithGoogleCredentials
{
static string[] Scopes = { SheetsService.Scope.Spreadsheets };
static string ApplicationName = "Google Sheets API .NET Quickstart";
public void AppendData()
{
// the downloaded jsonn file with private key
var credential = GoogleCredential.FromStream(new FileStream("Sheets-test.json", FileMode.Open)).CreateScoped(Scopes);
var service = new SheetsService(new BaseClientService.Initializer()
{
HttpClientInitializer = credential,
ApplicationName = ApplicationName,
});
// spreadsheet id - your own spreadsheet id
var spreadsheetId = "11AwV7d1pEPq4x-rx9WeZHNwGJa0ehfRhh760";
var valueRange = new ValueRange { Values = new List<IList<object>> { new List<object>() } };
valueRange.Values[0].Add(DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString());
// insert here the name of your spreadsheet table
var rangeToWrite = "Tabellenblatt1";
var appendRequest = service.Spreadsheets.Values.Append(valueRange, spreadsheetId, rangeToWrite);
appendRequest.ValueInputOption = SpreadsheetsResource.ValuesResource.AppendRequest.ValueInputOptionEnum.USERENTERED;
var appendReponse = appendRequest.Execute();
}
}
}

There is a way for server-to-server communication using certificate instead of copy/paste the provided by Google AccessCode for the communication to be established.
First you will need to get your certificate from Google Console.
If you haven't already created a project do so and give it a name. Then:
Go to "Credentials" section (found on the left menu) and
Click on the button "Create Credentials" and choose "Service account key"
Choose the service account to be "App Engine default service account" and
Choose the "key type" to be "p.12" which is the certificate type.
Image for reference:
After these steps are completed, the certificate will be automatically downloaded. Upload it in some folder in your project and use it as shown below.
Note: for the sake of simplicity the code is placed in the controller.
public async Task<ActionResult> ServerAuth()
{
ViewBag.Message = "Server to server authentication";
List<string> records = new List<string>();
const string ServiceAccountEmail = "your-account#appspot.gserviceaccount.com";
string fullKeyPath = HttpContext.Server.MapPath("~/Key/MyProjectKey.p12"); // The certificate generated by Google and uploaded in the project.
var certificate = new X509Certificate2(fullKeyPath, "notasecret", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable); // "notasecret" is the password for the certificate
var serviceAccountCredentialInitializer = new ServiceAccountCredential.Initializer(ServiceAccountEmail)
{
Scopes = new[] { "https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds", "http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/spreadsheets/private/full" }
}.FromCertificate(certificate);
var credential = new ServiceAccountCredential(serviceAccountCredentialInitializer);
if (!await credential.RequestAccessTokenAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken.None))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Access token request failed.");
}
var requestFactory = new GDataRequestFactory(null);
requestFactory.CustomHeaders.Add("Authorization: Bearer " + credential.Token.AccessToken);
var service = new SpreadsheetsService(null) { RequestFactory = requestFactory };
SpreadsheetQuery query = new SpreadsheetQuery();
query.Title = "Test Sheet"; // The exact name of the sheet you want to read
query.Exact = true;
var feed = service.Query(query);
foreach (SpreadsheetEntry entry in feed.Entries)
{
foreach (WorksheetEntry worksheet in entry.Worksheets.Entries.Cast<WorksheetEntry>())
{
CellQuery cellQuery = new CellQuery(worksheet.CellFeedLink);
CellFeed cellFeed = service.Query(cellQuery);
foreach (CellEntry cell in cellFeed.Entries)
{
records.Add(cell.InputValue);
}
}
}
return View(records);
}

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Unable to authorize Azure LogAnalytics Workspace

I am trying to connect to my workspace in the Azure Portal. I am getting the error as
Operation returned an invalid status code 'Unauthorized'.
The creds object has fetched the Authentication Token and I have added resource permissions to my app as mentioned in this link
using System;
using Microsoft.Azure.OperationalInsights;
using Microsoft.Rest.Azure.Authentication;
namespace LogAnalytics
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var workspaceId = "**myworkspaceId**";
var clientId = "**myClientId**";
var clientSecret = "**myClientSecret**";
//<your AAD domain>
var domain = "**myDomain**";
var authEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com";
var tokenAudience = "https://api.loganalytics.io/";
var adSettings = new ActiveDirectoryServiceSettings
{
AuthenticationEndpoint = new Uri(authEndpoint),
TokenAudience = new Uri(tokenAudience),
ValidateAuthority = true
};
var creds = ApplicationTokenProvider.LoginSilentAsync(domain,clientId, clientSecret,
strong textadSettings).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
var client = new OperationalInsightsDataClient(creds);
client.WorkspaceId = workspaceId;
//Error happens below
var results = client.Query("union * | take 5");
Console.WriteLine(results);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
Operation returned an invalid status code 'Unauthorized'.
According to the error message and the code you provided, you need to add permission in your registered application in Azure AD.
Note: If you want to add permission to application you need to be admin, and then you could use the ClientId and ClientSecret to get Authentication Token and read log analytics.
However, if you are not admin, you could delegate permission to user and access to Azure AD with username and password.
To get authentication token with user, you could can use the function UserTokenProvider.LoginSilentAsync(nativeClientAppClientid, domainName, userName, password).GetAwaiter().GetResult() to get our credentials.

Google.GData.Client.GDataRequestException - Authentication suddenly fails in old code

I'm suddenly starting to get the following exception when attempting to authenticate and access a spreadsheet on Google drive:
Unhandled Exception: Google.GData.Client.GDataRequestException:
Execution of aut hentication request returned unexpected
result: 404
at Google.GData.Client.Utilities.getAuthException(TokenCollection tokens,
Htt pWebResponse response)
at Google.GData.Client.Utilities.QueryClientLoginToken(GDataCredentials
gc, S tring serviceName, String applicationName, Boolean
fUseKeepAlive, IWebProxy prox yServer, Uri
clientLoginHandler)
at Google.GData.Client.GDataGAuthRequest.QueryAuthToken(GDataCredentials
gc)
at Google.GData.Client.GDataGAuthRequest.EnsureCredentials()
at Google.GData.Client.GDataRequest.EnsureWebRequest()
at Google.GData.Client.GDataGAuthRequest.EnsureWebRequest()
at Google.GData.Client.GDataRequest.Execute()
at Google.GData.Client.GDataGAuthRequest.Execute(Int32 retryCounter)
at Google.GData.Client.GDataGAuthRequest.Execute()
at Google.GData.Client.Service.Query(Uri queryUri, DateTime ifModifiedSince, String etag, Int64& contentLength)
at Google.GData.Client.Service.Query(FeedQuery feedQuery)
at Google.GData.Documents.DocumentsService.Query(DocumentsListQuery
feedQuery )
at GoogleLogger.GoogleService.getLastXECLogRows(String folderName, String fileName, Int32 rows)
This is in code that has been running for two years without any problems. I first thought that I may have lost access permissions on my production system but Google drive loads fine in my web browser. Tried it on several other systems and am getting the very same.
Did they change something in the Google API today? This can't be coincidence!
Google has retired their older authentication API. OAuth 2.0 should be used instead.
I spent too much time to figure out how to use newer Auth API with older GData API grabbing bits and pieces of information here and there from the Internet.
I decided to share all the the details with screenshots to save your time.
Go to https://console.developers.google.com/project
Hit Create Project button
Create project. Type in some name.
Go to API & Auth > Credentials and hit Create new Client ID button. It will create JSON key for you automatically - ignore that.
Hit Generate new P12 key
File download will start automatically. Remember the password, you will need it to open the file you just downloaded.
Rename downloaded file to Key.p12 and add it to your solution. Make sure you set Build Action and Copy to Output Directory accordingly.
Install Google API Auth using Nuget. Type the following in the Package Manager Console
Install-Package Google.Apis.Auth
Copy service account email address that was generated in Step #4.
Grant appropriate permission to this user in your Google Spreadsheet.
Use the following code to query the spreadsheet. Replace email and Google spreadsheet URL address in the code below.
const string ServiceAccountEmail = "452351479-q41ce1720qd9l94s8847mhc0toao1fed#developer.gserviceaccount.com";
var certificate = new X509Certificate2("Key.p12", "notasecret", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);
var serviceAccountCredentialInitializer =
new ServiceAccountCredential.Initializer(ServiceAccountEmail)
{
Scopes = new[] { "https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds" }
}.FromCertificate(certificate);
var credential = new ServiceAccountCredential(serviceAccountCredentialInitializer);
if (!credential.RequestAccessTokenAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken.None).Result)
throw new InvalidOperationException("Access token request failed.");
var requestFactory = new GDataRequestFactory(null);
requestFactory.CustomHeaders.Add("Authorization: Bearer " + credential.Token.AccessToken);
var service = new SpreadsheetsService(null) { RequestFactory = requestFactory };
var query = new ListQuery("https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/0ApZkobM61WIrdGRYshh345523VNsLWc/1/private/full");
var feed = service.Query(query);
var rows = feed.Entries
.Cast<ListEntry>()
.Select(arg =>
new
{
Field0 = arg.Elements[0].Value,
Field1 = arg.Elements[1].Value
})
.ToList();
I've managed to solve this by using this solution with Service Account with oAuth2.0
Accessing older GData APIs (Spreadsheet API) using OAuth 2 and a service account
The solution:
1. Create Project and Google Service Account in https://console.developers.google.com/project
Generate your p12 key.
Allow APIs in Developer console you want to use (basically we are going to use old API, so you can skip this step, but just in case)
Use the code below (.NET Framework 4.5!)
Also don't forget to grant "youraccount#developer.gserviceaccount.com" access to your spreadsheet document as you grant permissions for usual users by pressing Share.
Code:
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using Google.GData.Client;
using Google.GData.Extensions;
using Google.GData.Spreadsheets;
using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
string keyFilePath = #"C:\key.p12"; // found in developer console
string serviceAccountEmail = "youraccount#developer.gserviceaccount.com"; // found in developer console
var certificate = new X509Certificate2(keyFilePath, "notasecret", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);
ServiceAccountCredential credential = new ServiceAccountCredential(new ServiceAccountCredential.Initializer(serviceAccountEmail) //create credential using certificate
{
Scopes = new[] { "https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/" } //this scopr is for spreadsheets, check google scope FAQ for others
}.FromCertificate(certificate));
credential.RequestAccessTokenAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken.None).Wait(); //request token
var requestFactory = new GDataRequestFactory("Some Name");
requestFactory.CustomHeaders.Add(string.Format("Authorization: Bearer {0}", credential.Token.AccessToken));
SpreadsheetsService myService = new SpreadsheetsService("You App Name"); //create your old service
myService.RequestFactory = requestFactory; //add new request factory to your old service
SpreadsheetQuery query = new SpreadsheetQuery(); //do the job as you done it before
SpreadsheetFeed feed = myService.Query(query);
Alright, I figured it out. Step by step instructions as follows - also see the code I provided below. FYI, this runs in .Net 3.5 and unlike the solution offered previously there are no new dependencies. You should be up and running in no time.
If you haven't yet create your OAuth 2.0 credentials - I assume you already know how to get those but here:
a) Log into your Google developer console: http://console.developers.google.com
b) Create a project
c) Create your credentials - use 'installed application'
d) add the APIs that you need - I think Drive API is definitely required. I also added Drive SDK just in case.
Copy the code below into VS and edit the first Main() method with your client key and secret key.
Run the app and copy both the new access token and the refresh token. Put those and your remaining credentials into the second Main() method below.
You now should be able to run the second Main() method (just reverse the naming). From now on that will be all you need - there is no need to re-run the first Main() method.
BTW, the first Main() method below was found here: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/spreadsheets/authorize
I did however add the missing token type as well the access type. Those are needed, so use the code below:
using System;
using Google.GData.Client;
using Google.GData.Spreadsheets;
using Google.GData.Documents;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
namespace GoogleSpreadsheet
{
class GoogleOAutho2
{
private static String folderName = "crazy.ivan";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 1: Configure how to perform OAuth 2.0
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// TODO: Update the following information with that obtained from
// https://code.google.com/apis/console. After registering
// your application, these will be provided for you.
string CLIENT_ID = "your_client_id";
// This is the OAuth 2.0 Client Secret retrieved
// above. Be sure to store this value securely. Leaking this
// value would enable others to act on behalf of your application!
string CLIENT_SECRET = "your_secret_key"
// Space separated list of scopes for which to request access.
string SCOPE = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds https://docs.google.com/feeds";
// This is the Redirect URI for installed applications.
// If you are building a web application, you have to set your
// Redirect URI at https://code.google.com/apis/console.
string REDIRECT_URI = "urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob";
string TOKEN_TYPE = "refresh";
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 2: Set up the OAuth 2.0 object
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OAuth2Parameters holds all the parameters related to OAuth 2.0.
OAuth2Parameters parameters = new OAuth2Parameters();
// Set your OAuth 2.0 Client Id (which you can register at
// https://code.google.com/apis/console).
parameters.ClientId = CLIENT_ID;
// Set your OAuth 2.0 Client Secret, which can be obtained at
// https://code.google.com/apis/console.
parameters.ClientSecret = CLIENT_SECRET;
// Set your Redirect URI, which can be registered at
// https://code.google.com/apis/console.
parameters.RedirectUri = REDIRECT_URI;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 3: Get the Authorization URL
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Set the scope for this particular service.
parameters.Scope = SCOPE;
parameters.AccessType = "offline"; // IMPORTANT and was missing in the original
parameters.TokenType = TOKEN_TYPE; // IMPORTANT and was missing in the original
// Get the authorization url. The user of your application must visit
// this url in order to authorize with Google. If you are building a
// browser-based application, you can redirect the user to the authorization
// url.
string authorizationUrl = OAuthUtil.CreateOAuth2AuthorizationUrl(parameters);
Console.WriteLine(authorizationUrl);
Console.WriteLine("Please visit the URL above to authorize your OAuth "
+ "request token. Once that is complete, type in your access code to "
+ "continue...");
parameters.AccessCode = Console.ReadLine();
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 4: Get the Access Token
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Once the user authorizes with Google, the request token can be exchanged
// for a long-lived access token. If you are building a browser-based
// application, you should parse the incoming request token from the url and
// set it in OAuthParameters before calling GetAccessToken().
OAuthUtil.GetAccessToken(parameters);
string accessToken = parameters.AccessToken;
string refreshToken = parameters.RefreshToken;
Console.WriteLine("OAuth Access Token: " + accessToken + "\n");
Console.WriteLine("OAuth Refresh Token: " + refreshToken + "\n");
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// STEP 5: Make an OAuth authorized request to Google
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Initialize the variables needed to make the request
GOAuth2RequestFactory requestFactory =
new GOAuth2RequestFactory(null, "MySpreadsheetIntegration-v1", parameters);
SpreadsheetsService service = new SpreadsheetsService("MySpreadsheetIntegration-v1");
service.RequestFactory = requestFactory;
// Make the request to Google
// See other portions of this guide for code to put here...
// Instantiate a SpreadsheetQuery object to retrieve spreadsheets.
Google.GData.Spreadsheets.SpreadsheetQuery query = new Google.GData.Spreadsheets.SpreadsheetQuery();
// Make a request to the API and get all spreadsheets.
SpreadsheetFeed feed = service.Query(query);
// Iterate through all of the spreadsheets returned
foreach (SpreadsheetEntry entry in feed.Entries)
{
// Print the title of this spreadsheet to the screen
Console.WriteLine(entry.Title.Text);
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
// once you copied your access and refresh tokens
// then you can run this method directly from now on...
static void MainX(string[] args)
{
GOAuth2RequestFactory requestFactory = RefreshAuthenticate();
SpreadsheetsService service = new SpreadsheetsService("MySpreadsheetIntegration-v1");
service.RequestFactory = requestFactory;
// Instantiate a SpreadsheetQuery object to retrieve spreadsheets.
Google.GData.Spreadsheets.SpreadsheetQuery query = new Google.GData.Spreadsheets.SpreadsheetQuery();
// Make a request to the API and get all spreadsheets.
SpreadsheetFeed feed = service.Query(query);
// Iterate through all of the spreadsheets returned
foreach (SpreadsheetEntry entry in feed.Entries)
{
// Print the title of this spreadsheet to the screen
Console.WriteLine(entry.Title.Text);
}
Console.ReadLine();
public static GOAuth2RequestFactory RefreshAuthenticate() {
OAuth2Parameters parameters = new OAuth2Parameters(){
RefreshToken = "the_refresh_token_you_copied_from_the_CLI_running_the_first_method";
AccessToken = "the_access_token_you_copied_from_the_CLI_running_the_first_method";
ClientId = "your_client_id";
ClientSecret = "your_dirty_little_secret";
Scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds",
AccessType = "offline",
TokenType = "refresh"
};
string authUrl = OAuthUtil.CreateOAuth2AuthorizationUrl(parameters);
return new GOAuth2RequestFactory(null, "evilspeculator", parameters);
}
}
}
Hope that works for you guys - best of luck!
Andrew I was wondering how you got the google.apis.auth.oauth2 dll. Im trying to impliment your fix and I cant find the correct way to install the library.
I feel like I may be able to get this to work after I have that part.

Google Analytics throws 403 error

I am attempting to download metric data from Google Analytics using C# and am performing user authentication with OAuth 2.0. I'm using the Installed Application authorisation flow, which requires logging into Google and copy-and-pasting a code into the application. I'm following the code taken from google-api-dotnet-client:
private void DownloadData()
{
Service = new AnalyticsService(new BaseClientService.Initializer() {
Authenticator = CreateAuthenticator(),
});
var request = service.Data.Ga.Get(AccountID, StartDate, EndDate, Metrics);
request.Dimensions = Dimensions;
request.StartIndex = 1;
request.MaxResults = 10000;
var response = request.Execute(); // throws Google.GoogleApiException
}
private IAuthenticator CreateAuthenticator()
{
var provider = new NativeApplicationClient(GoogleAuthenticationServer.Description) {
ClientIdentifier = "123456789012.apps.googleusercontent.com",
ClientSecret = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
};
return new OAuth2Authenticator<NativeApplicationClient>(provider, Login);
}
private static IAuthorizationState Login(NativeApplicationClient arg)
{
// Generate the authorization URL.
IAuthorizationState state = new AuthorizationState(new[] { AnalyticsService.Scopes.AnalyticsReadonly.GetStringValue() });
state.Callback = new Uri(NativeApplicationClient.OutOfBandCallbackUrl);
Uri authUri = arg.RequestUserAuthorization(state);
// Request authorization from the user by opening a browser window.
Process.Start(authUri.ToString());
Console.Write("Google Authorization Code: ");
string authCode = Console.ReadLine();
// Retrieve the access token by using the authorization code.
state = arg.ProcessUserAuthorization(authCode, state);
return state;
}
The Google account xxxxxx#gmail.com registered the Client ID and secret. The same account has full administration rights in Google Analytics. When I try to pull data from Google Analytics, it goes through the authorisation process, which appears to work properly. Then it fails with:
Google.GoogleApiException
Google.Apis.Requests.RequestError
User does not have sufficient permissions for this profile. [403]
Errors [
Message[User does not have sufficient permissions for this profile.] Location[ - ] Reason [insufficientPermissions] Domain[global]
]
I've been struggling with this for a few hours. I've double checked that the correct user is being used, and is authorised on Google Analytics. I'm at a loss as to what is misconfigured. Any ideas as to what requires configuring or changing?
If auth seems to be working working then my suggestion is that you make sure you're providing the correct ID because based on your code snippet:
var request = service.Data.Ga.Get(AccountID, StartDate, EndDate, Metrics);
one can only assume that you're using the Account ID. If so, that is incorrect and you'd receive the error you've encountered. You need to query with the Profile ID.
If you login to Google Analytics using the web interface you'll see the following pattern in URL of the browser's address bar:
/a12345w654321p9876543/
The number following the p is the profile ID, so 9876543 in the example above. Make sure you're using that and actually you should be using the table id which would be ga:9876543.
If it isn't an ID issue then instead query the Management API to list accounts and see what you have access to and to verify auth is working correctly.
This can help : https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/v3/coreErrors, look error 403.
//Thanks for this post. The required profile id can be read from the account summaries.
Dictionary profiles = new Dictionary();
var accounts = service.Management.AccountSummaries.List().Execute();
foreach (var account in accounts.Items)
{
var profileId = account.WebProperties[0].Profiles[0].Id;
profiles.Add("ga:" + profileId, account.Name);
}

Authorizing with stored credentials. Google Drive API for .NET

I'm trying to create desktop application which will allow to list files and folders on google drive account. On this momment I'm able to do it but there is a one issue. I have to re-login each time I want to open google drive account from my application. Is it possible to use stored locally AccessToken/Refresh tokens in order to avoid re-authorization each time?
Here method which is used to get authorization.
private IAuthorizationState GetAuthorization(NativeApplicationClient arg)
{
IAuthorizationState state = new AuthorizationState(new[] { "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile" });
// Get the auth URL:
state.Callback = new Uri("urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob");
UriBuilder builder = new UriBuilder(arg.RequestUserAuthorization(state));
NameValueCollection queryParameters = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(builder.Query);
queryParameters.Set("access_type", "offline");
queryParameters.Set("approval_prompt", "force");
queryParameters.Set("user_id", email);
builder.Query = queryParameters.ToString();
//Dialog window wich returns authcode
GoogleWebBrowserAuthenticator a = new GooogleWebBrowserAuthenticator(builder.Uri.ToString());
a.ShowDialog();
//Request authorization from the user (by opening a browser window):
string authCode = a.authCode;
// Retrieve the access token by using the authorization code:
return arg.ProcessUserAuthorization(authCode, state);
}
SOLVED:
In order to invoke methods from Google Drive sdk first you need to instance of service:
var provider = new NativeApplicationClient(GoogleAuthenticationServer.Description, GoogleDriveHelper.CLIENT_ID, GoogleDriveHelper.CLIENT_SECRET);
var auth = new OAuth2Authenticator<NativeApplicationClient>(provider, GetAuthorization);
Service = new DriveService(auth);
Those CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET you will have after you sign up for application in Google API console.
Then you need to define GetAuthorization routine, which might look as following:
private IAuthorizationState GetAuthorization(NativeApplicationClient arg)
{
IAuthorizationState state = new AuthorizationState(new[] { "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email", "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile" });
state.Callback = new Uri("urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob");
state.RefreshToken = AccountInfo.RefreshToken;
state.AccessToken = AccountInfo.AccessToken;
arg.RefreshToken(state);
return state;
}
It will works if you already have Refresh and Access tokens (at least Refresh). So you need to authorize for some user account first.
Then you can use that Service instance to invoke sdk methods.
Hope it will help someone.

using Google Contacts Api Import Contacts C#

I am using Google Contacts Api. I am not sure whether I can send an Auth Token as a parameter.
string _token = _google.Token;
RequestSettings requestSettings = new RequestSettings("AppName",_token);
ContactsRequest contactsRequest = new ContactsRequest(requestSettings);
// Get the feed
Feed<Contact> feed = contactsRequest.GetContacts();
I get 401 Unauthorised as a response for this code, but if I send the username and password as parameters, I am able to get a response.
Whoops, sorry, I didn't quite get it right the first time. I'm using this code in a real app, I just do things a bit different in my code because I'm constantly refreshing tokens.
In any case, here's the proper logic:
// get this information from Google's API Console after registering your app
var parameters = new OAuth2Parameters
{
ClientId = #"",
ClientSecret = #"",
RedirectUri = #"",
Scope = #"https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/",
};
// generate the authorization url
string url = OAuthUtil.CreateOAuth2AuthorizationUrl(parameters);
// now use the url to authorize the app in the browser and get the access code
(...)
// get this information from Google's API Console after registering your app
parameters.AccessCode = #"<from previous step>";
// get an access token
OAuthUtil.GetAccessToken(parameters);
// setup connection to contacts service
var contacts = new ContactsRequest(new RequestSettings("<appname>", parameters));
// get each contact
foreach (var contact in contacts.GetContacts().Entries)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(contact.ContactEntry.Name.FullName);
}
FYI, after you call GetAccessToken() against your access code, your parameters data structure will include the AccessToken and RefreshToken fields. If you STORE these two values, you can set them in the parameters structure in subsequent calls (allowing you to skip asking for authorization in the future) and instead of calling GetAccessToken() simply call RefreshAccessToken(parameters) and you'll always have access to the contacts. Make sense? Here, take a look:
// get this information from Google's API Console after registering your app
var parameters = new OAuth2Parameters
{
ClientId = #"",
ClientSecret = #"",
RedirectUri = #"",
Scope = #"https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/",
AccessCode = "",
AccessToken = "", /* use the value returned from the old call to GetAccessToken here */
RefreshToken = "", /* use the value returned from the old call to GetAccessToken here */
};
// get an access token
OAuthUtil.RefreshAccessToken(parameters);
// setup connection to contacts service
var contacts = new ContactsRequest(new RequestSettings("<appname>", parameters));
// get each contact
foreach (var contact in contacts.GetContacts().Entries)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(contact.ContactEntry.Name.FullName);
}
Edit:
// generate the authorization url
string url = OAuthUtil.CreateOAuth2AuthorizationUrl(parameters);
// now use the url to authorize the app in the browser and get the access code
(...)
// get this information from Google's API Console after registering your app
var parameters = new OAuth2Parameters
{
ClientId = #"",
ClientSecret = #"",
RedirectUri = #"",
Scope = #"https://www.google.com/m8/feeds/",
AccessCode = #"<from previous step>",
};
// get an access token
OAuthUtil.GetAccessToken(parameters);
// setup connection to contacts service
var contacts = new ContactsRequest(new RequestSettings("<appname>", parameters));
// get each contact
foreach (var contact in contacts.GetContacts().Entries)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(contact.ContactEntry.Name.FullName);
}

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