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  Documentation for Google credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate
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# Google

This section contains:

* [OAuth2 single service](oauth-single-service.md): Create an OAuth2 credential for a specific service node, such as the Gmail node. Two options exist:
  * [Managed OAuth2](oauth-single-service.md#managed-oauth2): Sign in with Google directly on n8n, with no setup required on the Google Cloud Console. Available for n8n Cloud users only, for certain Google nodes.
  * [Custom OAuth2](oauth-single-service.md#custom-oauth2): Configure an OAuth2 app in the Google Cloud Console and connect it to your n8n credential.
* [OAuth2 API (generic)](oauth-generic.md): Create an OAuth2 credential for use with [custom operations](../../custom-api-actions-for-existing-nodes.md).
* [Service Account](service-account.md): Create a [Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/service-account-overview) credential for some specific service nodes.
* [Google PaLM and Gemini](../googleai.md): Get a Google Gemini/Google PaLM API key.

## OAuth2 and Service Account <a href="#oauth2-and-service-account" id="oauth2-and-service-account"></a>

Google service nodes support two authentication methods:

* [OAuth2](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2): Recommended because it's more widely available and easier to set up.
* [Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-service-accounts): Refer to the [Google documentation: Understanding service accounts](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-service-accounts) for guidance on when you need a service account.

### Managed OAuth2 for n8n Cloud users <a href="#managed-oauth2-for-n8n-cloud-users" id="managed-oauth2-for-n8n-cloud-users"></a>

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**Feature availability**

Managed OAuth2 for the Google nodes listed below is available on:

- **n8n Cloud:** All plans

It isn't available on self-hosted. For self-hosted, configure your own OAuth2 credentials instead.

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## Compatible nodes <a href="#compatible-nodes" id="compatible-nodes"></a>

Once configured, you can use your credentials to authenticate the following nodes. Most nodes are compatible with OAuth2 authentication. n8n has limited support for Service Account authentication.

| Node                                                                                            | OAuth | Service Account |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---: | :-------------: |
| [Google Ads](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googleads.md)                                       |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Gmail](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.gmail/README.md)                                                  |   ✅   |        ⚠️       |
| [Google Analytics](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googleanalytics.md)                           |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google BigQuery](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlebigquery.md)                             |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Books](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlebooks.md)                                   |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Calendar](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlecalendar/README.md)                               |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google Chat](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlechat.md)                                     |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Cloud Storage](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlecloudstorage.md)                    |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Contacts](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlecontacts.md)                             |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google Cloud Firestore](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlecloudfirestore.md)                |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Cloud Natural Language](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlecloudnaturallanguage.md)   |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google Cloud Realtime Database](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlecloudrealtimedatabase.md) |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google Docs](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledocs.md)                                     |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Drive](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive/README.md)                                     |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Drive Trigger](../../trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrivetrigger/README.md)                  |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Perspective](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googleperspective.md)                       |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google Sheets](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets/README.md)                                   |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Slides](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googleslides.md)                                 |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Tasks](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googletasks.md)                                   |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [Google Translate](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googletranslate.md)                           |   ✅   |        ✅        |
| [Google Workspace Admin](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.gsuiteadmin.md)                         |   ✅   |        ❌        |
| [YouTube](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.youtube.md)                                            |   ✅   |        ❌        |

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**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.
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