jpillora / jpillora/node-edit-google-spreadsheet

Did Google Change the Scopes?

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Description

I failed to get the refresh tokens using node get_oauth2_permissions.js and I checked that the default scope in the file was no longer available in [(https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/web/about-auth)].

I used the scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly as my app only needed read-only access. But perhaps it could be changed to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive for full access (though it sounds a bit dangerous to me)

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Research direction

Start with get_oauth2_permissions.js and compare its default scope with the current Google Drive authorization documentation. Reproduce the refresh-token failure using the reported read-only scope, then determine and document which supported scope allows the script to complete authorization without granting unnecessary access.

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Assessment

Tech stack
google-cloud, node.js
Domain
api, authentication, cloud
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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