Google API Query

  • Resolved kendallinternet

    (@kendallinternet)


    9 years, 2 months ago

    Before I obtain my Google API key for use with Google Calendar Events, could you please clarify the relationship (if any) between the API Key, the Google Account and the target Google Calendar(s)?

    I have multiple Google accounts and calendars – does it matter which account I use to get the API Key? Does the account I use for the API have to be the same one used for the calendars whose feeds I intend to use?

    I’d be grateful for any clarification you can provide.

    Thanks.

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  • Plugin Contributor Fulvio Notarstefano

    (@nekojira)

    Hi

    no it doesn’t matter because the API key provides only a simple method to query a public Google Calendar. It only allows to pull events from public calendars (from any account) so it’s not really an authentication. Google uses the API key to monitor the number of queries you are doing and to avoid abuse of its service.

    So currently you can use a single key for all your accounts – do not give away the key publicly, if others start using that key you might hit usage quota limits more easily (in the upcoming version in fact we will start removing the default API key the plugin ships with currently and users must enter their own).

    Thread Starter kendallinternet

    (@kendallinternet)

    Hi Fulvio,

    Thanks.

    I have successfully obtained and set my API key – using the excellent doc associated with the plugin. However, I noted that Google have made some slight changes to the API/Project screens and your plugin’s documentation is now missing a few details etc. So you may now want to update the documentation to fully reflect these changes.

    Cheers,
    Greg

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