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Google credentials#

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OAuth2 and Service Account#

There are two authentication methods available for Google services nodes:

Note for n8n Cloud users

For the following nodes, you can authenticate by selecting Sign in with Google in the OAuth section:

Compatible nodes#

Once configured, you can use your credentials to authenticate the following nodes. Most nodes are compatible with OAuth2 authentication. Support for Service Account authentication is limited.

Gmail and Service Accounts

Google technically supports Service Accounts for use with Gmail, but it requires enabling domain-wide delegation, which Google discourages, and its behavior can be inconsistent.

n8n recommends using OAuth2 with the Gmail node.