Returns an OAuth token for calling Google APIs as the user.
class ScriptApp method .getOAuthToken()
ScriptApp is the Apps Script service.
.getOAuthToken() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Call advanced Google APIs with the user's auth.
- Pass a bearer token to UrlFetchApp requests to Google services.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on getOAuthToken. Write ScriptApp.getOAuthToken(), not ScriptApp.getOAuthToken or getOAuthToken by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like ScriptApp.getOAuthToken().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write ScriptApp.getOAuthToken(), not ScriptApp .getOAuthToken(), ScriptApp.getOAuthToken (), or ScriptApp . getOAuthToken().
- Wrong capitalization. Use ScriptApp and getOAuthToken, not scriptapp or getoauthtoken.
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Clears stored authorization so the user must approve access again.
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Returns the unique ID of the current script project.
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