Set up Google Credentials in n8n in 5 minutes (2025)

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this is how to set up your Google credentials in under 5 minutes so that you can connect to any Google app in nadn let's go all right we're going to start with Google Drive you'll click into here you want to go to create new credential and then you can click open docs right here as you can see we need to use a client ID and a client secret so we're going to open docs because we need to set up a Google Cloud account right here we can see a prerequisite create a Google Cloud account we'll click into here and we need to set this up from here you need to set up a project so I've already got one called my first project but we're going to create a new one all you have to do is name it real quick we'll call this one demo and and then we can click create once that project has been created you'll click on select project so we can get in there and make that ooth and the client ID now make sure up here you've selected the right project then we can go into the navigation menu and click on apis and services and we're going to go down to ooth consent screen once we're in here we're going to click create we're basically just setting up that NN has permission to access stuff within our Google environment so we're going to name this one I'm going to call this one demo you need to add a support email so add an email there and then you can fill out more information but you don't need to just another email right here and then we'll hit save and continue from here we have different Scopes that you can set up for now I'm just going to click continue and then we want to add our test users or we can just publish the app so in the test users you want to add an email that will be able to get through that will have permission to access this emails um Google Drive Google Docs email stuff like that so we'll click add and then we're going to hit save and continue once again and this is pretty much all we need to do we've set up our oath consent screen we have ourselves here as a test user and now we need to set up our credentials so on the left hand side once again right above ooth send screen click on credentials as you can see right now we have no API Keys No oo client IDs and no service accounts so we're going to click create credential and we're going to go to ooth client ID within here we're going to set up a web application and you can name it anything you want once again we'll call this one demo and then we need to add the authorized redirect URI so back in NN we can see the ooth redirect we're going to click on this to copy it go back into our cloud and then we're going to paste that URI down here so now we're good to go we're going to click create now that we've done that a screen will pop up with with our client ID and our client secret so we're going to copy the ID paste the ID in there go back to Cloud copy the secret paste the secret in there and then we'll be prompted to sign in with Google click on this button it's going to pull up a screen over here where you're just going to choose the account you want to choose the one that you have yourself as a test user you'll hit over here continue we want to give it access to all of our information all of our drives and then we should be good to go because you'll see the account connected you'll see it go green and that's all we have to do to set up this credential back in Cloud if you close out of that screen you can still get to your client ID in secret you'll click on the name of that ID and now you have your client ID here and your secret here to copy in case you need to set up another credential so we have that credential connected but we're not fully done yet because you can see there's no information coming back so we're going to go back into Cloud we need to go to enabled apis and services and now we need to enable the certain things that we want to access in naden so if I come in here and type in Google Drive we will grab the Google Drive API and then all we have to do is click on enable so this will go go green it will say that we've already enabled it and then we can hop back into NN and we should see our information so this just loaded through we now have the status as enabled go back into nadn and we might have to refresh this but now you can see we have the information from my Google Drive showing up so the hard part is really done now we just need to do the same thing for Gmail and docs but it's much easier now so we'll come in here click create new credential and all you have to do is sign in with Google so you're going to do the same exact thing where you click on sign in with Google you choose the account that you have yourself as a test user um you're going to enable all the permissions once again hit continue and then it will go and then it will go green there we go I was about to say what just happened and once again this wouldn't work yet because we need to go into um Cloud we need to go to enabled apis and services and then we need to get Gmail API and it's the exact same step we just have to hit enable and then once that status is enabled we'll be good to go on nadn side of things there we go now we can come in here we could fill out what we want and we'd be able to send an email then finally same exact thing for docs sheets anything else you want to use you'll connect to that new credential you're just going to add your ID your secret and you already have this information set up it'll prompt you to sign in and then finally all you need to do is go back into Cloud you'll grab Google Docs um Google Docs API right here and same thing you'll hit enable and then you'll be good to go you'll be able to access your documents and there you have it super simple super easy I know it seems intimidating at first but now that you've got that stuff set up you're good to go you'll do the exact same thing for different Google nodes you know if you come in here and you want to grab a sheets or you want to grab gra slides all you have to do once again is go into cloud and then enable that API in your console thanks for watching guys if you found this one helpful please leave a like it really helps me out and then go to my channel and watch a ton of other n tutorials that I've got on there thanks