Configured OAuth for n8n with Gmail integration

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Configured OAuth for n8n with Gmail integration

  • Day: 2024-12-12
  • Time: 23:30 to 23:55
  • Project: Dev
  • Workspace: WP 2: Operational
  • Status: Completed
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • Assignee: Matías Nehuen Iglesias
  • Tags: Oauth, N8N, Gmail, Google Api, Troubleshooting

Description

Session Goal

The session aimed to troubleshoot and configure OAuth authentication for n8n using Gmail, ensuring seamless API integration and resolving credential issues.

Key Activities

  • Troubleshooting OAuth Setup: Addressed common OAuth setup problems in n8n, focusing on redirect errors, defining scopes, and adding test users.
  • Configuring OAuth with Gmail: Detailed setup process in Google Cloud Console and n8n, including configuration and error resolution.
  • Redirect URI Setup: Established correct Authorized Redirect URIs for local development using Flask and ngrok.
  • Credential Issue Resolution: Validated scopes, updated redirect URIs, and configured credentials to resolve mismatches in Google OAuth.
  • Flask App Integration: Verified Flask app in development mode, integrated with n8n for OAuth, and prepared for deployment to Google App Engine.

Achievements

  • Successfully configured OAuth authentication for n8n with Gmail, resolving key credential issues and ensuring proper integration with Google APIs.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of the OAuth setup in a production environment to ensure robustness and address any additional issues that may arise.

Evidence

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