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`gog auth setup`

gog auth setup

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Guide Google Cloud, OAuth client, and account setup

#Usage

gog auth setup [<email>] [flags]

#Parent

#Flags

FlagTypeDefaultHelp
--access-tokenstringUse provided access token directly (bypasses stored refresh tokens; token expires in ~1h)
-a
--account
--acct
stringAccount email, alias, or auto for authenticated Google API commands
--clientstringOAuth client name (selects stored credentials + token bucket)
--colorstringautoColor output: auto|always|never
--create-projectboolCreate --gcloud-project with gcloud (requires confirmation)
--credentialsstringDownloaded Desktop OAuth client JSON to store
--disable-commandsstringComma-separated list of disabled commands; dot paths allowed
-n
--dry-run
--dryrun
--noop
--preview
boolDo not make changes; print intended actions and exit successfully
--enable-apisboolEnable selected Google APIs with gcloud
--enable-commandsstringComma-separated list of enabled command prefixes; dot paths allowed (restricts CLI)
--enable-commands-exactstringComma-separated list of exact enabled commands; dot paths allowed and parent commands do not enable children
-y
--force
--assume-yes
--yes
boolSkip confirmations for destructive commands
--force-consentboolForce OAuth consent when --login runs
--gcloud-project
--project-id
stringGoogle Cloud project ID (default: active gcloud project)
--gmail-no-sendboolfalseBlock Gmail send operations (agent safety)
-h
--help
kong.helpFlagShow context-sensitive help.
--homestringOverride gogcli config/data/state/cache root (equivalent to GOG_HOME)
-j
--json
--machine
boolfalseOutput JSON to stdout (best for scripting)
--loginboolRun browser OAuth after project/client setup
--no-input
--non-interactive
--noninteractive
boolNever prompt; fail instead (useful for CI)
--open-consoleboolOpen the OAuth client page for the selected project
-p
--plain
--tsv
boolfalseOutput stable, parseable text to stdout (TSV; no colors)
--project-namestringgog CLIDisplay name when creating a project
--readonlyboolfalseBlock mutating API requests at runtime; auth add also requests read-only OAuth scopes
--results-onlyboolIn JSON mode, emit only the primary result (drops envelope fields like nextPageToken)
--select
--pick
--project
stringIn JSON mode, select comma-separated fields (best-effort; supports dot paths). Desire path: use --fields for most commands.
--servicesstringgmail,calendar,drive,docs,sheets,contactsServices to configure: comma-separated gmail,calendar,chat,classroom,drive,driveactivity,drivelabels,docs,slides,contacts,tasks,sheets,people,forms,sites,meet,appscript,analytics,searchconsole,ads,youtube,photos
-v
--verbose
boolEnable verbose logging
--versionkong.VersionFlagPrint version and exit
--wrap-untrustedboolfalseIn JSON/raw output, wrap fetched text fields in external untrusted-content markers

#See Also