How do you debug your app so that you can sign and get an API key?

[halin...@gmail.com]

Hello,

I am trying to obtain an API key for my fusion table for my app. Before I can do so, I need to obtain an API key. It seems like in order to do so, I need a SHA1 fingerprint. I think in order to obtain a fingerprint, I need to sign it in either debugging or release mode. I figured that I would start in debugging mode. Any help that you can provide in any of these areas would be incredibly helpful. Thank you.

Attached is my .aia file if needed.

Best,
Halina

[Hal Abelson]

The pizza party tutorial http://explore.appinventor.mit.edu/ai2/pizzaparty includes instructions on how to get an API key for fusion tables

[Halina Dour]

Unfortunately, the Pizza Party tutorial is dated.  One can no longer get their simple API Access key as it describes.  There apparently are many other steps that I listed in my post.  I started at Pizza Party and ended at my post.

Also, as a follow-up to my earlier post, I chose to start working with fusion tables rather than MySQL, because I was getting very lost in all the background knowledge needed for MySQL (e.g., php, servers).  I went through a few hours of downloads, tutorials, and instructions and then decided to go back to fusion tables.  Now, I am getting stuck on the API Access key.

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[Hal Abelson]

I'm forwarding this to someone who might be able to help you.  I was not aware that the pizza party tutorial was dated (if indeed that's the case).

As far as I know, there is nothing different about the process of getting an APi key for an App Inventor app that uses fusion tables, than for any other use of fusion tables.

SHAY:  Is it really the case that the Pizza Party tutorial no longer works?

==Hal
h...@mit.edu

[Halina Dour]

I figured out how to get my SHA-1 fingerprint by typing: "keytool -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore android.keystore -list -v" into my mac Terminal.  It asked for my password, but when i typed in "android", I get the following error msg: "Alias <androiddebugkey> does not exist" and if I take out that piece of code, it says "<mykey> does not exist.

Again, any help you can provide would be wonderful.

[Taifun]

Unfortunately, the Pizza Party tutorial is dated.  One can no longer get their simple API Access key as it describes.  

for me the Pizza Party Tutorial works fine

there is no SHA1 fingerprint necessary, just follow the steps described in the tutorial

Taifun

[Halina Dour]

I need it to obtain an API access key for fusion tables.  How did you work with fusion tables without an access key?

[Taifun]

you have to select "Simple API access"

Taifun

Getting an API Key

In order to use the FusiontablesControl Component you need to acquire a Google Applications Programming Interface (API) key, an API Key. To get an API key, follow these instructions:

1. Go to your Google APIs Console and login if necessary.
2. Select the Services item from the menu on the upper left.
3. In the list of services, find the Fusion Tables API service and click the toggle button that currently says "off".
4. Read and agree to the terms of service. When you return to the APIs Console page you'll see that the on/off switch next to Fusion Tables API is now "On" and green.
5. Go back up the menu on the upper left of the screen and select the API Access item.
6. Your API Key will be in the rectangular box in the section called "Simple API Access". You will need set the "API Key" property of the Fusiontables Control component in any app that you make that uses Fusion Tables. (More info below.)

[Halina Dour]

Yes, but that is no longer up to date.  In order to get my simple API access code I need to get my SHA-1 fingerprint.  If you try it right now you will see. 

[Halina Dour]

Now if I type "keytool -exportcert -keystore android.keystore -v", it seems to work because it asks for my password, but when I type in "android" it says the password is wrong.

[Taifun]

if you use the new Google Cloud Console, in the Credentials menu click onto Public API access "create new key"

in the next window select "Browser key"

in the next window just click "create"

here you are...

Taifun

[Halina Dour]

Thank you so much for all your help Taifun and Hal. 

In order for me to use fusion tables, I needed an Android API Access key, which required the SHA-1 fingerprint of the app.  I was able to get it, finally, after many iterations and versions of the following code: keytool -exportcert -keystore android.keystore -list -v (when my file was save in the appropriate directory).  Initially, this did not work (e.g., either an error appeared or it did not recognize my password "android"), but my cousin tried it on his Windows 8.1 and was able to obtain it then with the following code:  keytool -list -keystore android.keystore.  That did not work for me, but when I went back later with the original code:
keytool -exportcert -keystore android.keystore -list -v, it worked on my mac.  I am not sure what was causing all of those problems. 

Thank you again for all of your help with my issues.  I very much appreciated it :)

[Taifun]

probably MIT likes to update the Pizza Party tutorial concerning how to get an API key with the new Google Cloud console to avoid further misunderstandings?

Taifun

[Shaileen Pokress]

The MIT Pizza Party tutorial has been updated to reflect the latest changes to the Google Fusion Tables API. You do not need to get an SHA fingerprint. The instructions that are in the tutorial are correct as of today. Of course, as we've seen in the past Google often changes the workflow for setting up a new table. We'll try to stay on top of it as much as possible.

Best, 
Shay

On Saturday, January 18, 2014 9:59:54 AM UTC-5, halin...@gmail.com wrote: