/** * One-time script to generate a Gmail OAuth2 refresh token. * Run once, copy the refresh token into .env, then delete this file. * * Usage: * node get-refresh-token.js * * Prerequisites: * - GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID and GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET set in .env (or exported in shell) * - In Google Cloud Console → OAuth 2.0 Client → Authorized redirect URIs: * add http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback */ require('dotenv').config(); const { google } = require('googleapis'); const http = require('http'); const url = require('url'); const CLIENT_ID = process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID; const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET; const REDIRECT_URI = 'http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback'; if (!CLIENT_ID || !CLIENT_SECRET) { console.error('GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID and GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET must be set in .env'); process.exit(1); } const oauth2Client = new google.auth.OAuth2(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, REDIRECT_URI); const authUrl = oauth2Client.generateAuthUrl({ access_type: 'offline', prompt: 'consent', // forces refresh_token to be returned even if previously authorized scope: [ 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify', ], }); console.log('\n=== Gmail OAuth2 Token Generator ===\n'); console.log('1. Open this URL in your browser:\n'); console.log(authUrl); console.log('\n2. Authorize the app with your support Gmail account.'); console.log('3. You will be redirected to localhost — this script will capture the token.\n'); // Temporary local server to capture the callback const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => { const parsed = url.parse(req.url, true); if (parsed.pathname !== '/oauth2callback') { res.end('Not found'); return; } const code = parsed.query.code; if (!code) { res.end('No code received.'); server.close(); return; } try { const { tokens } = await oauth2Client.getToken(code); res.end('

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'); server.close(); console.log('\n=== SUCCESS ===\n'); console.log('Add this to your .env:\n'); console.log(`REFRESH_TOKEN=${tokens.refresh_token}`); if (!tokens.refresh_token) { console.log('\nWARNING: No refresh_token returned.'); console.log('Go to https://myaccount.google.com/permissions and revoke access for your app, then run this script again.'); } console.log('\nAll tokens (for reference):'); console.log(JSON.stringify(tokens, null, 2)); } catch (err) { res.end('Error exchanging code: ' + err.message); server.close(); console.error('Error:', err); } }); server.listen(3000, () => { console.log('Waiting for OAuth callback on http://localhost:3000 ...\n'); });