How to Create New Client ID and Client Secret Keys?
1. Login to your Google Account and Start here.
2. Create New Project as shown below :
3. Click on Hem burger icon
4. Click on ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES.
5. Search for APIs and Services to Enable Google Drive API.
6. Click on Enable.
7. Click on APIs and Services and go to Library page.
8. Enable Google Sheets API.
9. Click on Enable.
10. Click on the Overview and Get Started buttons to proceed.
11. After getting started select the user type and click on the “Create” button.
With GSheetConnector as it requires authentication if you are selecting an Internal user type then you will require the same organizational domain email Id.
Example: If you create an API within an organization i.e gsheetconnector.com then while authentication the user email id must be of the same organization i.e username@gsheetconnector.com
And if you are using an External user type, you would need to verify our app by creating and providing a link to a YouTube video that shows how you will use the data you access using OAuth scopes. This will be a process of 5-6 days if you provide a quick response.
It will require the following points to be considered in the video and must be in English.
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How to log into your project (ensuring that the URL bar with the client ID is clearly visible)
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How to request an OAuth token (OAuth Consent Screen/Permissions Page)
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How your project’s functionality utilizes the requested scopes:
Project Type
Internal Project Type
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Available only to users within your Google Workspace organization.
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The app can be used only by members of your organization.
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No verification is required.
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Best for: Internal company tools, employee-only apps, private usage.
🔹 External Project Type
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Available to any user with a Google Account (outside your organization as well).
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By default, the app starts in testing mode with a 100 test users limit.
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To publish for wider use, your app must go through the Google verification process.
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Best for: Public-facing apps, WordPress plugins, SaaS products, customer-facing applications.
- Note : For the External Project Type, the approval process usually takes around 4 to 6 weeks.
You can also create and use a Service Account instead of going through the External app verification process.
A Service Account allows your application to securely access Google APIs without requiring individual user consent.
👉 Learn more about Service Accounts here: service-accounts
Refer video example to create an app verification video to be submitted to Google.
Overview
Project Configuration
Branding
Create OAuth Client
redirect URL
The plugin’s redirect URL is given below. Please use the provided redirect URL based on the plugin you are using.
- CF7 GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpcf7-google-sheet-config
- Ninja Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=njform-google-sheet-config
- Gravity Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=gf_googlesheet
- WP Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpform-google-sheet-config
- Formidable Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=formidable-form-google-sheet-config
- Forminator Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=formntr-gsheet-config
- WooCommerce GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wc-gsheetconnector-config
- Easy Digital Download GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=edd-gsheet-config
- DIVI Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=divi-db-google-sheet-config
- Elementor Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=gsheetconnector-elementor-config
- Avada Forms GSheetConnector : (your-domain.com)/wp-admin/admin.php?page=avada-gsheetconnector-config
Client ID for Web Application – OAuth Client Created
Data Access (Scopes)
Add sensitive scopes for Drive files and Spreadsheets as we have to deal with sheets and save data to them.
Note: Our API just fetches Drive Spreadsheets and no other data.
Here are the required Scopes to enable :
Google Drive API ../auth/drive
Google Drive API ../auth/drive.metadata.readonly
Google Drive API …/auth/drive.file
Google Sheets API ../auth/spreadsheets
Google Sheets API …/auth/userinfo.email
Audience (Publish APP)
Verification
Guide for Verifying Your Domain on Google
Check the summary and further move to create Auth Credentials. Here further, if you want to create your APP as external you can do it by submitting the app verification video as per step 11.
Click on Create Credentials and select OAuth client Id to obtain new credentials.
Select Web application in Application Type and click on create.
You must have add authorized redirect URI. It must be the integration page of the GSheetConnector plugin. Example as per Image.
Your Credentials have been generated.
Now copy this credentials and and enter the credentials in Manual Authentication Method,
Refer the following links as per the addon plugin you are using
Manual Authentication Method for WooCommerce Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for CF7 Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for WPForms Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for Gravity Forms Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for Ninja Forms Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for Elementor Forms Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for Divi Forms Google Sheet Connector
Manual Authentication Method for Avada Forms Google Sheet Connector
