('Unexpected credentials type', None, 'Expected', 'service_account') with oauth2client (Python)

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I'm trying to get Google Analytics data with this guide: https://ga-dev-tools.appspot.com/embed-api/server-side-authorization/

def get_access_token(request): return {'access_t': ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name( KEY_FILEPATH, SCOPE).get_access_token().access_token }

With the code above I'm trying to a create a function and return the access token to the context in my admin template.

However. I get this error I don't know what to do with:

('Unexpected credentials type', None, 'Expected', 'service_account')

What could be the issue here?

What value do you have KEY_FILEPATH set to? It sounds like you haven't installed your credentials correctly. Go to the Google developer console and set up a service account and download the credentials. Remember to change the view ID to the view you add the service account to. — Matt
– Matt, Commented Aug 2, 2016 at 22:03

Charles Brandt · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-05 21:14:31Z

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I too was running in to this. The fix in my case was to use the correct json file. I needed to use the one that was saved when I created the service account key, not the one with the service account client:

Hope that helps!

answered Jan 5, 2017 at 21:14

Charles Brandt

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Peanut Over a year ago

The instructions from the Google Analytics API v4 Quickstart guide are not up to date. Right now this is still the correct answer!

istewart Over a year ago

Livesaver. Thank you so much for this fix!

Jesse Reza Khorasanee Over a year ago

Check out this answer for a step by step guide: stackoverflow.com/a/49965912/2217801

mdob · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-23 09:43:47Z

It seams like the sample in google-api-python-client has it right

google-api-python-client/tree/master/samples/analytics

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