Hello Generally I really like Make.com . However, connecting google accounts is not the easiest thing to achieve with Make.com . At first I thought it was only cumbersome and some work to set up OAuth etc. I followed the instructions here: https://www.make.com/en/help/app/gmail and here https://ww…

[image] Barbara2: However, connecting google accounts is not the easiest thing to achieve with Make.com . If you use a paid Google Workspace account these problems disappear, as if by magic.

Yes, you have to click confirm. This is a recent new thing by Google, but you don’t have to do anything after clicking it. Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues. — @samliew P.S.: Investing some effort into the Make Academy will save you lots of time and frustra…

Hi Sam Thank you for the quick response! I clicked “confirm”, but now it wants to verify the app. Will entering the business home page and a privacy policy link be enough? Kind regards bettina [image]

See 3A below. Follow this main guide on how to set up a custom OAuth 2.0 custom app in Make . Provided below are additional supplementary instructions in case the above isn’t clear enough. Enable APIs 1. Enable the relevant APIs that you want to use Search for the relevant Google API here: https:…

hi Sam Thank you so much. I double checked, but it always wants to verify. Case 1 - configure the Oauth app but leave it in testing first. Change to publish later → it requires verification. Case 2- configure the Oauth app but publish it right away. → it requires verification. Case 1: Click o…

Yes correct, Google may have changed a few steps, but you can ignore the warning to verify.

Hi Alex, thank you for your message. Yes, I was wondering if this is what Make.com recommends (use a paid Google Workspace account). I am not fixated on the free account. Do you know if there is an official document by Make.com regarding these issues? And do you know if there is an officail reason …

Hi Sam thanks for your help. You are right it is possible to ignore the warnings to verify. My make scenarios do work regardless of the warning. However when I create the “Gmail client credentials” it says: [image] So basically when ignoring the verification warning, the problem will reappear …

[image] Barbara2: Do you know if there is an official document by Make.com regarding these issues? And do you know if there is an officail reason why it only works with the paid account compared to Zapier? I think this is in the documentation on the Google Make apps. And I have no idea why th…

Why is it such a hassle to connect Google Accounts?

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alex.newpath September 9, 2024, 12:22pm 10

I think this is in the documentation on the Google Make apps. And I have no idea why this is the case with Make and why Zapier works ok with free Google accounts. Maybe zapier has a special way to authenticate that Google provided them?

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