Incorrect Auth Documentation

[chrisspen]

The documentation to authenticate here is either confusing or incorrect. It says to get a client id and secret key from the API authentication section, but no such option exists.

When you click "Create credentials", Google presents three options: API key, Oath client ID, or Service account key. Only the Service account key option returns a file containing a "client_id", but it has no secret key. It does have a "private_key", which is formatted like an RSA SSH key, but it's unclear if that's synonymous. In my experience, secret keys are not the same as SSH keys. They're typically slightly longer than the client_id, but not nearly as long as an SSH key.