How can i use Google Drive API from a CLI (without browser) and using OAuth2?

Question

Is it possible to authenticate and get the access token only using CLI? I don't have a browser (for the OAuth2 consent part) and i need to authenticate and request resources using the REST API.

Answer 1

The short answer is no. Google OAuth for User Credentials is performed by a web browser.

If you also have a Google Cloud account, there are ways to create OAuth Access Tokens, but these are short-lived (3600 seconds). Then there is G Suite Domain-Wide delegation that uses a Google Cloud Service Account.

I wrote an article on how to do OAuth using curl but this still requires a web browser, but you can save the tokens and use on a remote device. link .