How to Authorize Google Calendar API

To connect to the Google API, you will need to configure a project in the Google API Console. 

1. Navigate to the Google Cloud Console and select the drop down, where it says My First Project in our example. 

2. When the Modal opens, under your organization, create a new Project 

3. Name the project, Work Software Integration and make sure to select the organization associated with your company. Organization and Location should be auto-filled as long as you are logged into your account associated with your company's google organization.
   
   

4. After you create your project, make sure that it is selected

5. After completing Step 4, Click Enable APIs and Services

6. Next, Select the Google Calendar API

7. After you arrive at the Google Calendar API page, enable it. 

8. Select the hamburger menu, go down to APIs & Services, and than select OAuth Consent Screen in the sub-menu

9. On the OAuth consent Screen, select User Type: Internal

10. On the the first Tab, please enter the following fields

11. For Tab Scopes & Test Users no data entrance is required, On the final Summary Tab you can select Back to Dashboard for the next steps

12. Once returned to the Oauth Consent Screen dashboard, Select Publish App

13.  A confirmation modal will launch, please confirm 

14. On the APIs and Services page, on the left side bar, select Credentials 

15. On the Credentials page, select Create Credentials, and on the drop down, select Oauth Client ID

16. On the OAuth Client ID page, select Application Type - Web Application and name the credentials “Google Calendar Credentials” 

17. In the Authorized Redirect URIs section, add a redirect URI of:
    
    Your work.software domain preceded by a slash and the route settings

I.e. https://pgd-tds.thedevshoptest.app/settings or https://tds.vcr.work/settings

18. It could take a few minutes for these settings to be saved, so wait a short while for the updates to propagate.
    
    
19. After waiting a few moments, copy your Client ID and Client Secret from the top right section of the same page. 

20. Now, in Work.Software, switch to the Admin Role and go to the Settings Page
    
    

21. With your copied Client ID and Client Secret, enter these in the necessary fields and save them. 

22. After you have saved your credentials, the Authenticate button will appear enabled. Please select this button, which will redirect you to a google Authorization page, where you must select your user that is part of the organization.
    
    The prompt will display all of the permissions that the Work.Software Integration will utilize. 

23. After selecting Allow at the bottom of the permissions authorization, you will be redirected to the settings page which will confirm the success of your authentication.
    
    
    
    
24. Setup is now complete!