google-oauthlib-tool1

Usage

Overview

Command-line tool for obtaining authorization and credentials from a user.

This tool uses the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code grant as described in section 1.3.1 of RFC6749: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-1.3.1

This tool is intended for assist developers in obtaining credentials for testing applications where it may not be possible or easy to run a complete OAuth 2.0 authorization flow, especially in the case of code samples or embedded devices without input / display capabilities.

This is not intended for production use where a combination of companion and on-device applications should complete the OAuth 2.0 authorization flow to get authorization from the users.

Options

--client-secrets <client_secret_json_file>

Path to OAuth2 client secret JSON file. [required]

--scope <oauth2 scope>

API scopes to authorize access for. [required]

--save

Save the credentials to file. [default: False]

--credentials <oauth2_credentials>

Path to store OAuth2 credentials. [default: /root/.config/google-oauthlibtool/credentials.json]

--headless

Run a console based flow. [default: False]

--help

Show this message and exit.