Getting started with OAuth 2.0 Playground

Google OAuth 2.0 Playground

Step 1:

Go to https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground/ and login.

Step 2:

Click on settings and select OAuth flow as Server-side, OAuth endpoint as Google, Access token location as Authorization header w/ Bearer prefix, and Access type as Offline.

Step 3:

Select https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile from Google+ API v1 and click on Authorize APIs.

Step 4:

Click Accept to grant permissions to Google OAuth 2.0 Playground service.

Step 5:

Observe that Authorization code has been generated.

Step 6:

Click on Exchange authorization code for tokens buttons to generate Refresh token and Access token. Observe expiry time for access token.

Step 7:

Request URI has been passed is youtube.com and you can see HTTP GET Method response.

Step 8:

Setting Request URI as https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v2/userinfo will give the user info.

The Google OAuth 2.0 Playground is a free browser tool for experimenting with OAuth 2.0 flows. You pick scopes, step through the authorization and token exchange, and inspect each request and response, which makes the protocol much easier to follow.

It is useful for learning how access tokens and refresh tokens work, and for debugging API authorization before wiring the flow into your own application.