Using Google Service Accounts for Gmail (sending mail)?

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  • Goal: Sending emails using a Google Service Account

  • Steps: Everything to get a service account working with other APIs such as Directory API. I have the scope set up from here

  • Details: Is it possible to use Google Service Accounts to send mail? I get an error about 'precondition failed' and it's similar to this

I found this but I am not sure if they are using Service Accounts.

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the raw body is just an encoded String like this

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Hi @bhsuarez,

I have a similar setup and think you are close. Try something like this:

{
  "raw": "{{transform.value}}",
  "sendAsEmail": "service@optipath.ca"
}
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If that doesn't work, there is a fairly extensive thread here.

Please do let me know. I'm usually around. :slight_smile:

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Hm, looks like your auth is set up as OAuth2 and not Google Service account link

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I think it's your code. Instead of this: {{transformEmail.value}}

Try this:

{
  "raw": "{{transformEmail.value}}"
}
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Unfortunately that doesn't matter. That transform was spitting out {
"raw": "encodedMessage"} anyways

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Above you show the Response error. Can you also do a screenshot of the API Request? Here is my test.

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Are you using OAuth2 as your authentication for the query?

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Yes, OAuth2.

It would help to see both your API Request and your transformEmail.

Otherwise it could be the setup in Google Cloud Console. I may have time over the weekend to replicate. Screenshots of your setup in Google would help.

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I made the post stating Google service account doesn’t work. Oauth2 works fine

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Yes, I understand what you are trying to do. If you share with screenshots we can likely diagnose and get you going.

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@bhsuarez,
Are you using a Google Workspace account? Or is this a personal gmail? Cause if its from a Google Workspace, you need to configure domain-wide delegation from the workspace account to the service account. (Have you done this in the google console?) If it's a personal gmail account you need to use Oauth.

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Yes I have it enabled and the correct scope. Are you able to replicate?

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@bhsuarez,
Well I THOUGHT I had replicated it because I got the same error as you, but that was with a personal gmail account. I don't have a google workspace set up. I will investigate doing that to see if I can replicate your issue. (I frankly couldn't even do Oauth because google has put restrictions on the gmail scopes and I have to get special permission from google...)