How to create and connect a Google app

To add Google login on your Socital onsite campaigns, you need to connect a Google app to your account.

How to create and connect a new Google app

Step 1 Create a new project
Step 2 Enable Google People API
Step 3 Configure oAuth Consent screen
Step 4 Publish Google App
Step 5 Create & configure Google App credentials
Step 6 Connect your Google App to Socital

1. Create a new project

You need a Google account to create a Google app.

Log into your Google account.
Go to Google developers console.
Click on the dropdown.

Click on New Project

Enter a Project Name.
Click on "Create".

You will be taken to the Project dashboard.

2. Enable Google People API

Click on "Enable APIs and Services".

In the library search for Google People.
Click on the "Google People API" in the search results.

Click on "Enable".

You will be redirected to a new screen for the People API.

3. Configure the consent oAuth screen

Click on "Create Credentials"

Make the following selections and click on "What credentials do I need?".

In the popup that opens click on "Set up Consent Screen".

Select "External" and click on "Create".

Enter all information under "App information" "App domain".
Add your website's domain (you need to authorize your domain before your app can go through verification).
Add Developer contact information.
Click on "Save and Continue".

In the next step click on "Add or remove Scopes".

Select the following two scopes from the list (note you might need to go to the second page of results to find these scopes).
.../auth/userinfo.email (View your email address)
.../auth/userinfo.profile (See your personal info, including any personal info you've made publicly available)

Click on "Update".

Click on "Save and Continue".

Add test users if you wish and click on "Save and Continue".

Scroll all the way down and click on "Back to Dashboard".

4. Publish your Google App

Click on "oAuth consent screen" and click on "Publish App"

Click on "Confirm".

5. Create & Configure Google App credentials

Click on "Credentials".
Click on "Create Credentials".

Click on "oAuth client ID".

Select "Web application".
Change the internal name if you want.

Add the following URI under "Authorized redirect URIs".

https://plugin.socital.com/api/v1/auth/callback

Click on "Create".
Copy your "Client ID" and "Client Secret".

6. Connect your Google app to Socital

Log into your Socital account at my.socital.com
Go to account settings from the top-right corner

Go to "Connect Social Apps" from the left-hand menu.

Click on Google.

Enter an internal name for your Google app.
Paste the Client ID and Secret you copied in the previous step.
Click on "Connect".

The application was successfully connected in your Socital account.