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i working on creating web/app company (in free time) provide access our customers retrieve , reply google reviews apps have published them. google has released reply reviews api should work this.

i haven't been able figure out gaining access portion.

i'm trying use service account. i've created oauth2 service account, granted access, downloaded private key, , tired follow sample provided here (below).

i know in example using plus service. questions are, service supposed using? i'm assuming plus service not want.

is generating certificate way correct way auth_token (in reply reviews api documentation)?

thanks help!

using system; using system.security.cryptography.x509certificates;  using google.apis.auth.oauth2; using google.apis.plus.v1; using google.apis.plus.v1.data; using google.apis.services;  namespace google.apis.samples.plusserviceaccount { /// <summary> /// sample demonstrates simplest use case service account service. /// certificate needs downloaded google developers console /// <see cref="https://console.developers.google.com/"> ///   "create client id..." -> "service account" -> download certificate, ///   rename "key.p12" , add project. don't forget change build action ///   "content" , copy output directory "copy if newer". /// </summary> public class program {     // known public activity.     private static string activity_id = "z12gtjhq3qn2xxl2o224exwiqruvtda0i";      public static void main(string[] args)     {         console.writeline("plus api - service account");         console.writeline("==========================");          string serviceaccountemail = "service_account_email_here";          var certificate = new x509certificate2(@"key.p12", "notasecret", x509keystorageflags.exportable);          serviceaccountcredential credential = new serviceaccountcredential(            new serviceaccountcredential.initializer(serviceaccountemail)            {                scopes = new[] { plusservice.scope.plusme }            }.fromcertificate(certificate));          // create service.         var service = new plusservice(new baseclientservice.initializer()         {             httpclientinitializer = credential,             applicationname = "plus api sample",         });          activity activity = service.activities.get(activity_id).execute();         console.writeline("  activity: " + activity.object.content);         console.writeline("  video: " + activity.object.attachments[0].url);          console.writeline("press key continue...");         console.readkey();     } } } 

my questions are, service supposed using? i'm assuming plus service not want.

to work reply reviews api, provide authorization using either oauth client or service account.

so there 2 ways.

1. using oauth2: installed application

edit /resources/client_secrets.json file , add client id, client secret , redirect uris. execute sample class using main() method begin auth flow:

a browser window open , ask login. make sure account has appropriate permissions in google play developer console. accept permissions dialog. browser should display authentication flow has completed. close window , go ide , check console output. script output list of apks. tokens stored in .store/android_publisher_api in home folder. remove file restart auth flow.

2. using oauth2: service accounts edit applicationconfig.java , add service account email address. copy service account key file, generated in google apis console same directory , rename key.p12. execute sample class using main() method in ide script output list of apks.

here's full sample in github.