Google App Engine authorization for Google BigQuery

Question

I have followed the instructions in https://developers.google.com/bigquery/authorization#service-accounts-appengine to make some queries from app engine to bigquery.

Answer 1

Actually there are two areas from where you can add an account. If you go with old console code.google.com/api/console it would take you to your appengine.google.com dashboard i.e "Way-1" which actually has some problem of asking "Verification". The new https://cloud.google.com/console has solved this problem.

• [Way-1] *Problemtic* hit http://appengine.google.com ==> your_app_name> ==> Permissions

• [Way-2] *Works* hit http://cloud.google.com/console ==> Click your_app_name ==> Click Permissions on Left Pane ==> Click Add Member Button and add i.e xxxxxx@appspot.gserviceaccount.com with "Can Edit" rights

"If you already have added your account via Way-1 Follow below method"

"Way-1" seems to have some problem due to this your account will keep showing "Pending Status". If somehow you have added the account via Way-1 and try to follow "Way-2" afterwards you would keep seeing the same status at way-2 link. For it you'll have to delete that user with "delete icon" which appears on mouse hover. Delete the account from there and add xxxxxx@appspot.gserviceaccount.com with "Can Edit" permission.

Answer 2

You can add the xxxxxx@appspot.gserviceaccount.com to the project at http://cloud.google.com/console.

Expect this to be easier/ more straightforward soon!

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Step by step, by @Christian:

1. Go to App Engine Dashboard of your application, click on Application Settings and copy the service account name (xxxxxx@appspot.gserviceaccount.com)
2. Go to http://cloud.google.com/console
3. Select your project
4. Click on gear icon and select Teams
5. Click on Add member
6. Paste the service account name and select can edit permission, then click on add.
7. Have fun!