I want to add a row to a Google Spreadsheet using PHP and the following library: https://github.com/asimlqt/php-google-spreadsheet-client which seems to be pretty simple.
However, I don't know how to obtain the required access token via the suggested Google's https://github.com/google/google-api-php-client library. I do not want my users to authenticate using OAuth, it is my server side, I just want to have a static access key somehow. It looks like the API has changed since the developer of the php-google-spreadsheet-client has used it?!
How to obtain a static access key from Google?
If not possible, how to obtain one without redirecting the user?
Is it possible to obtain such a key via https://github.com/google/google-api-php-client ?
For anybody interested: Google is coming up with a solution to the problem called "service accounts": https://code.google.com/p/google-api-php-client/wiki/OAuth2#Service_Accounts
Unfortunately it is not supported by many Google APIs yet. In the meantime one can run the "normal" OAuth authentication process once with the service user and cache the cookie for future use.
Alternative solution: use the old Zend framework and rely on Google API v1 instead of v3.
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i am currently working on a Project with Firebase and i am trying to Implement the Firebase Cloud messaging service. I manage to make it work with a combination of PHP and Javascript (Javascript sends a Requiest to the server, where php makes a call to the Firebase API to send out a Notification).
The problem here is, that the code i use is for the old version, so its not using the HTTP v1.
When i looked at the docs on how to upgrade to the new version, i found out you need a short-lived OAuth 2.0 access token.
Thing is, the docs only show how you can get it via node.js, java, python, c# and go.
So my question is, is there a way to get the short-lived OAuth 2.0 access token with php or do i have to use something like node.js for it?
I'm not sure I fully understand your requirements, but if you want to send FCM notification from a PHP backend, I'd suggest checking out this (unofficial) Admin SDK for PHP (Disclaimer: I'm the creator of that library)
In its current state, you would need a Firebase Service Account (with Admin access) to be able to send notifications with it, but I'm currently working on a feature that will allow you to retrieve an OAuth access token for a given user (https://github.com/kreait/firebase-php/pull/390) in case you really need this.
I'd like to invite you to join https://discord.gg/nbgVfty (the Discord-Community around the PHP Admin SDK) to discuss your use case and process further.
Even if the SDK is not for you, looking through the code might could give you some ideas...
An alternative could be to use the Google PHP Api Client Services library, in which you can find a FirebaseCloudMessaging service.
I hope this helps!
The documentation for accessing the Quickbooks Online API seems to revolve around creating applications for public use. I'm only interested in developing an app to access my very own Quickbooks file. However, I'm having difficulty authenticating.
I successfully obtain all the necessary codes and can run API calls in the API playground. My preference would be not to use any libraries (including the Quickbooks PHP library as it does not support JSON).
I have spent hours searching but I do not know how to 'sign' the various secrets and codes to obtain the Oauth token needed. Does anyone have working PHP code?
I'd like to simply be able to input in the values and make the API calls via curl.
I have spent hours searching but I do not know how to 'sign' the various secrets and codes to obtain the Oauth token needed.
You sign the code using OAuth. This is a well documented authentication method, with many implementations.
Does anyone have working PHP code?
Sure:
https://github.com/consolibyte/quickbooks-php/blob/master/QuickBooks/IPP/OAuth.php#L77
https://code.google.com/p/oauth-php/
https://php.net/manual/en/book.oauth.php
https://pecl.php.net/package/oauth
https://github.com/Lusitanian/PHPoAuthLib
My preference would be not to use any libraries
OAuth is not a trivial authentication method. You should use a library to sign your requests -- it will save you a lot of time vs. implementing your own OAuth signatures.
I want to access, view, modify Google docs but via a program written in php.
I would prefer to use API protocol as it can be used by any language.
But apparently the API requires me to be signed in in a browser. Now if I want to make a server side script that apparently wont be running in a browser, how can I do that?
I didnt found any username/password/auth giving thing that returns me some token and the API can use that token.
https://developers.google.com/google-apps/spreadsheets/#changing_contents_of_a_cell
google would not know who sent the second request if it does not has the access token or some way to prove that it logged in a minut a go. in my case: the program (lets say php server)
I guess this would not help https://developers.google.com/google-apps/spreadsheets/#authorizing_requests for https://developers.google.com/google-apps/spreadsheets/#changing_contents_of_a_cell as the later has no access token option.
You should authenticate your clients with OAuth2 and then store the tokens in db: https://developers.google.com/drive/web/auth/web-server
Also there's a client library available from Google: https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/php/
Edit: As you said it's about the spreadsheet API I'm linkin directly to the spreadsheet API authentication documentation: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/spreadsheets/#authorizing_requests_with_oauth_20 seems they support OAuth2 too.
Thanks to all but I found something working exactly as required.
http://framework.zend.com/manual/1.12/en/zend.gdata.html
I am trying to use the API to Get a list of documents on a Google Drive then if I need to download a selected file that I query for. I cannot for the life of me figure out OAUTH and how to do this. I have a client ID , client secret key, but the documentation sucks.
I am trying to use :
https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference/files/list
Can you you use OAUTH with out having a use give permissions?
Can you you use OAUTH with out having a use give permissions?
No. That would defeat the purpose of OAuth.
My suggestion is start by ignoring Drive completely. Focus on understanding OAuth first.
Use the Oauth playground https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground/ and this page https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2 as your ONLY documentation. Everything you need to know is on those two links.
Once you have grasped Oauth, then use the Try It Now feature of https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference/files/list
to see how the Oauth token is used in your drive requests.
I am implemented In App Billing for android.I wanted to implement subscription validity checking through my backend server. As Google Play Documentation, for making call for Google Play API,need authentication using oauth 2.0.
I followed instructions for registering project and creating credentials. But from there I have no idea how to use those credentials, I tried authentication via CURL request, but it asking permission as shown in follwing image
This permissions works fine I can exchange code and get access token, but all this done by manually, how should I implement this on backend.
I even try to use google api php library provided by Google, but It adds confusion. Also they didn't provide any example, how to use library.
Can anybody elaborate how exactly use library or pure php?
Thanks in advance.
To perform LVL and/or IAB validation on a server, do not access Google servers directly from the server. Even if all information were available, you would face integrity problems, because your app and your server will see different information due to synchronization latencies.
Instead, use your app as a proxy and validate the Google Play information on your server as described here.