Configuring Google OAuth account in webMethods.io Integration Workflow

Summary:

This article describes configuring an OAuth account to Google Pub/Sub in webMethods.io Integration Workflow.

Pre-requisites:

• User needs to have a Google account.

• Working webMethods.io Integration tenant.

Contents:

Section 1: Configure a Google OAuth account.

Section 2: Setting up a Google OAuth account in webMethods.io Integration tenant.

Section 1. Configure a Google OAuth account

  1. Login to Google Console with the username and password.

  2. From the projects list, select a project from the dropdown or create a new one if required.

  3. To use Google Cloud API, the user must enable a Google Cloud Pub/Sub API for a project using console.

    i. On the left, click on Navigation Menu.

    ii. Under APIs & Services choose Library, select the API and enable it.

  4. If the APIs & services page isn’t already open, open the console left side menu and select APIs & Services.

  5. On the left, click Credentials.

  6. Click + CREATE CREDENTIALS, then select OAuth client ID.

  7. Users setting up Google Cloud Console for the first time, they need to configure the Consent Screen to get the Client ID click Configure Consent Screen.

  8. In the next screen choose the user type as External click CREATE.

  9. The Next screen will show for Edit app registration, provide the App name & User support email.

  10. Provide the details for the Application home page & Authorized domains.

  11. Provide the details for Developer contact information & click SAVE AND CONTINUE.

  12. The Next screen will show for configuring the Scopes, click on ADD OR REMOVE SCOPES then select the API Check box & click UPDATE.

  13. Click + ADD USERS to add some extra users for the app & click SAVE AND CONTINUE.

  14. Review the Summary section, then click BACK TO DASHBOARD. Now we have successfully configured the Consent Screen.

  15. Click +Create Credentials again & Select the appropriate application type (In this case application type is a web application) for your project and enter any additional information required.

  16. Select Authorized to redirect URI’s and add the redirect URI as OAuth 2.0 Playground and hit Create.

  17. Note down the Client Id and Client Secret created.

  18. Open the browser and point the browser to Google Oauth Playground.

  19. On the right corner of the page, click the gear icon and fill in OAuth Client ID and OAuth Client Secret generated (from Step 16), and click Close.

  20. On the left side panel, select the scopes required.

  21. Hit Authorize APIs.

  22. Click Exchange authorization code for tokens.

  23. Note down Access Token and Refresh Token.

Section 2: Setting up Google OAuth account in webMethods.io Integration Workflow

  1. Login to webMethods.io Integration tenant and choose your project or click on “+” to create a new project.

  2. Choose your workflow or click on “+” to create a new workflow.

  3. From the right-hand panel of connectors list. Drag and drop a Google Cloud PubSub Connector.

  4. Click on the gear icon on the connector and choose any predefined operation (Example: list topics) and click on “+” to add an account.

  5. Fill in the Client Id, Client Secret obtained from Step 8 and Access Token, Refresh Token obtained from Step 22.

    Refresh URL: https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token

    Grant_type: refresh_token

  6. Click Add and Hit Next and pass the required inputs (In this case list topics requires projectId to be passed).

  7. Click Save and Run the workflow.

@Amit_Kumar22
Very good summary. I followed the instructions and got it to work.

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