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Matic Jurglič
Matic Jurglič

Reputation: 861

Transfer Google API Project ownership from an unreachable user

We're using Google Analytics API in our application and perform actions (read data) on behalf of our users (we get their tokens via OAuth2). We use a client id and client secret to authorize our Google API project (application).

The problem is that we're unable to reach this project in Google's developer console, because the user in our Google App account who created this project was deleted. Regardless, the Google API still works (we have the key and the client secret) but we're unable to reach it in the admin section in the browser, but we can't access it because the owner was deleted.

What are the options to recover access to this API project? Is it possible to transfer ownership of this project using Google API? It's running in production so we can't afford to generate a new API project.

Is it perhaps possible to generate a new API project by keeping all our users consents (they authorize their accounts using an authorization popup in our web app)?

EDIT: it's also possible the user still exists, but we don't know who's the owner. Is it possible to retrieve this info using the app's api key/secret?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1426

Answers (2)

nvnagr
nvnagr

Reputation: 2063

If the account that has a credential was a gsuite user then we can transfer the project to the admin of the domain.

Have the admin of the GSuite contact me with information on the project, client id, email of the user who was deleted. We can then add the admin of the gSuite as the owner of the project.

From the question, this was likely a gsuite user because even after the account is deleted, the project was not deleted.

Upvotes: 0

Linda Lawton - DaImTo
Linda Lawton - DaImTo

Reputation: 116908

How to find out who owns your credentials.

Authenticate your application the pop up window will appear. Click on the name of the application the little arrow and a drop down will apear with the email address of the developer who owns the project.

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If you have lost access to this account i am not aware of any way of getting access back. However for the sake of curiosity i am going to contact someone at Google and find out if they have a procedure for account recovery or not. I will update this when i hear back.

Upvotes: 4

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