

For more information on this, take a look at Google’s Redirect URI documentation. In this field, you would define the exact url that will be used to process OAuth requests. If you have additional domains that will be accessing the Google API, you may enter them on new lines. For example, you could enter in this box. In this box, you will enter the location that your API calls are coming from.

Installed application: This application type is used for an application that is physically installed onto a user’s hard drive and runs locally on their computer. For more information on this type, take a look at Google’s documentation. You can also restrict your key via this page, to prevent unauthorized use. Click +Create Credentials > API Key You’ll now be presented with your API key. Back in the dashboard, choose Credentials from the menu.

Service account: This application type will allow your server to make a request to Google’s servers, but the response back will not require user consent. Use the search box or scroll down the page to find ‘Google Drive API’. Web application: This is an application that will be run within a web browser over a network such as a connection from a website.
