OAuth for Installed Apps with AdSense API

[Shane Niebergall]

Hey all!

I'm setting up a wordpress plugin that can pull adsense stats. Because it's a plugin, the redirect uri is different for every install, and I can't use an OAuth 2.0 client api key approach. I've found this article, which walks me through setting up OAuth for Installed Apps: http://www.ioncannon.net/programming/1443/google-oauth-for-installed-apps-php-example/

When I replicate the code in the example, all works great. But when I switch from the Analytics Api example to start using Adsense Management API, I'm getting an error:

"Daily Limit for Unauthenticated Use Exceeded. Continued use requires signup"

So, using this scope and api url works:

$scope = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly';

$apiurl = 'https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v2.4/management/accounts/~all/webproperties/~all/profiles';

But this doesn't!

$scope = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adsense.readonly';

$apiurl = 'https://www.googleapis.com/adsense/v1.3/accounts';

Can you think of any reason why? I've been scouring the Adsense documentation and I can't find anything that suggests its authentication is different than Analytics.

Thanks so much!!

[Jose Alcérreca (AdSense API Team)]

Hi Shane!

Have you activated the AdSense Management API Service in the APIs console?

https://code.google.com/apis/console/

Cheers,

Jose

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Jose Alcérreca

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[shan...@gmail.com]

Yes, I have 2 projects in there, both with access flipped to on. Do I need to be specifying my client id and client secret during my api call? I was hoping I wouldn't need to with this form of authentication.

Thanks!

Shane

[Jose Alcérreca (AdSense API Team)]

Hi Shane,

Yes, you'll have to use the installed applications approach, with your client id and secret. Bear in mind that the quota limit will throttle your project so if you distribute the plugin you'll have limited usage control.

Cheers,

Jose

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Jose Alcérreca

Developer Relations

Google UK Limited

Registered Office: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TQ

Registered in England Number: 3977902