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Google Calendar API Authentication with OAuth2

This guide will help you set up OAuth2 authentication for your Google Calendar API. Follow these steps to create a project, enable the API, and obtain the necessary credentials.

Step 1: Create a New Project

  1. Go to the Google Developer Console.
  2. Click on the Create Project button.
  3. Enter a name for your project and click Create.

Step 2: Enable the Google Calendar API

  1. In the Google Developer Console, navigate to the Library section.
  2. Search for "Google Calendar API".
  3. Click on the Google Calendar API and then click Enable.

Step 3: Create OAuth2 Consent Screen

  1. In the Google Developer Console, navigate to the OAuth consent screen section.
  2. Choose External as the user type and click Create.
  3. Fill out the required app information:
  4. Fill out the required developer contact information:
  5. Click Save and continue.
  6. Under Scopes, click Save and continue.
  7. Under Test users, add your email ([email protected]).
  8. Click Save and continue.

Step 4: Create OAuth Client ID

  1. In the Google Developer Console, navigate to the Credentials section.
  2. Click Create credentials and select OAuth client ID.
  3. Select Application type: Desktop app.
  4. Click Create.
  5. Download the JSON file containing your client ID and secret.

Step 5: Configure gcalcli

  1. Create a directory for gcalcli configuration: 
    mkdir -p ~/.gcal
  2. Place the downloaded JSON file into the ~/.gcal directory: 
    mv /path/to/your/downloaded/secret.json ~/.gcal/secret.json