Google Cloud Console

This guide explains how to obtain OAuth credentials for Google APIs (Gmail, Google Sheets, etc.) for personal testing.

Create Project

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Click Select a project > New Project
3. Enter a project name and click Create

Enable APIs

1. Go to APIs & Services > Library
2. Search and enable the APIs you need, like Gmail API / Google Sheets API

Configure OAuth Consent Screen

1. Go to APIs & Services > OAuth consent screen
2. Select External and click Create
3. Fill in the required fields:
   • App name
   • User support email
   • Developer contact email
4. Click Save and Continue
5. Skip Scopes for now, click Save and Continue
6. Add your Google account as a Test user
7. Click Save and Continue

Create OAuth Client

1. Go to APIs & Services > Credentials
2. Click Create Credentials > OAuth client ID
3. Select Web application as Application type
4. Enter a name for the client
5. Add Authorized redirect URIs:

   https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground

6. Click Create
7. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Get Refresh Token

1. Go to OAuth 2.0 Playground
2. Click the gear icon (Settings) in the top right
3. Check Use your own OAuth credentials
4. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret
5. Close the settings panel
6. In the left panel, select the scopes you need (see Gmail or Google Sheets for scope options)
7. Click Authorize APIs
8. Sign in with your test account and grant permissions
9. Click Exchange authorization code for tokens
10. Copy the Refresh token

Use the Credentials

You now have three values to use in your VM0 configuration:

See Gmail or Google Sheets for configuration examples.