Write to GoogleSheet via API with Java

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I am trying to write a value to a cell with Google Sheet API with Java. For reading I used guide from Java Quickstart which worked fine for me.

For writing to Google Sheet I use:

service.spreadsheets().values().update(spreadsheetId, "Sheet1!A4:H", response).execute();

This function outputs the following error while run:

com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException: 403 Forbidden
{
  "code" : 403,
  "errors" : [ {
    "domain" : "global",
    "message" : "Request had insufficient authentication scopes.",
    "reason" : "forbidden"
  } ],
  "message" : "Request had insufficient authentication scopes.",
  "status" : "PERMISSION_DENIED"
}

As a Authentication Scope I am using

private static final List<String> SCOPES = Arrays.asList(SheetsScopes.SPREADSHEETS);

Have you check your client-secret.json file? Or used the proper scopes in authorizing request for Spreadsheet. I hope this helps. — Mr.Rebot
– Mr.Rebot, Commented May 31, 2016 at 8:07
@Mr.Rebot I have recreated client-secret.json but nothing changed. Regarding the scopes - am I using the right one as I stated in original message? — Alex Kolo
– Alex Kolo, Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 7:21
GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow flow = new GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow.Builder( HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, clientSecrets, SCOPES) .setDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_FACTORY) .setAccessType("offline").setApprovalPrompt("force") .build(); — hoozecn
– hoozecn, Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 13:57

Alex Kolo · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-08 12:23:18Z

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Apparently there were several issues together:

Delete credentials that were stored at /Users/XXX/.credentials.
Change Scopes to SheetsScopes.SPREADSHEETS.
Google Sheet Share and Edit options at on Sheet itself.

Now it works! Thank you guys for help

answered Jun 8, 2016 at 12:23

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Rameshwar Over a year ago

Deleting Creds and Changing the scope worked for me. Thank you Alex :)

TSR · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-26 01:42:10Z

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I was having the same issue. I resolved the problem that was in the scope. I just changed

SheetsScopes.SPREADSHEETS.READONLY

To

 SheetsScopes.SPREADSHEETS

And it works very well.

answered Aug 26, 2016 at 1:42

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Sam Berlin · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-07 18:50:54Z

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The Java API must be used in an interactive way, if you're running this on a server that can't pop up a web-browser (which will let you approve an OAuth dialog), then the authentication flow doesn't get proper credentials and won't work.

While running this, do you see a browser pop up to approve an OAuth dialog? If not, you're likely running in a headless session and will need some other means to get the user's credentials.

answered Jun 7, 2016 at 18:50

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Hemant Yadav · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-26 07:54:56Z

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Try replacing "Sheet1!A4:H" with A4:H

answered Aug 26, 2016 at 7:54

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