How to get access token Google API in java

KatieKate 44 Published: 12/01/2024

How to get access token Google API in java

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To obtain an access token for the Google APIs using Java, you'll need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Create a Project and Enable the API

Firstly, create a new project in the Google Cloud Console by following this link: https://console.cloud.google.com/. Then, click on the "Navigation menu" (three horizontal lines in the top left corner) and select "APIs & Services" > "Dashboard". Search for the API you want to access (e.g., Google Drive API, YouTube Data API, etc.) and click on it. Click the "Enable" button to enable the API.

Step 2: Create Credentials

In your project dashboard, navigate to "Navigation menu" > "APIs & Services" > "Credentials". Click the "Create credentials" button and select "OAuth client ID". Choose "Other" as the application type and give a name to your credential. You can also specify a redirect URI if you're building an OAuth flow in a browser.

Step 3: Install Google API Client Library

In your Java project, install the Google API Client Library for Java by adding the following dependency to your pom.xml file (if you're using Maven) or your build.gradle file (if you're using Gradle):



com.google.apis


google-api-java-client-services


1.32.0


dependencies {


implementation 'com.google.apis:google-api-java-client-services:1.32.0'


}

Step 4: Authorize with Google

To obtain an access token, you'll need to authorize your application using the GoogleAuthorizationCodeTokenRequest class from the Google API Client Library. Here's an example code snippet:

import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.GoogleAuthorizationCodeTokenRequest;

import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;


// Replace with your client ID and redirect URI


String clientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";


String redirectUri = "YOUR_REDIRECT_URI";


GoogleAuthorizationCodeTokenRequest tokenRequest = new GoogleAuthorizationCodeTokenRequest(new NetHttpTransport(), JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance(), new HttpRequestInitializer() {


public void initialize(HttpRequest request) throws IOException {


// No-op


}


}, clientId, redirectUri);


// Set the authorization code and receive URL


String authCode = "AUTHORIZATION_CODE";


String receiveUrl = "RECEIVE_URL";


tokenRequest.setAuthorizationCode(authCode);


tokenRequest.setRedirectUri(receiveUrl);


// Get the access token


Credential credential = tokenRequest.execute();


// Use the access token to authenticate API requests

In this example, you'll need to replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID and YOUR_REDIRECT_URI with your actual client ID and redirect URI. You can obtain these values from the Google Cloud Console (see Step 1).

Step 5: Use the Access Token

Once you have obtained an access token, you can use it to authenticate API requests. For example, if you're using the Google Drive API, you can create a Drive object with the access token:

import com.google.api.services.drive.Drive;

// Create a new Drive instance with the access token


Drive drive = new Drive.Builder(HttpTransport.create(), JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance(), credential).setApplicationName("YOUR_APP_NAME").build();

This is a basic example of how to obtain an access token for Google APIs using Java. Remember to replace placeholders (YOUR_CLIENT_ID, YOUR_REDIRECT_URI, and YOUR_APP_NAME) with your actual values.

Hope this helps!

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