Examples for using Google Admin SDK API (python)

Question

We use Google Apps at my organization. I am trying to just use my API key (no oauth2) to get access to users info through the Directory API in the Admin SDK. I cannot find useful examples and the Google docs are buggy. I have had a great deal of difficulty with Google's API documentation. Or perhaps I have to use oauth2?

Even if I knew some of the details about this specific API, I can't find sample code for using these APIs in Python. Does anyone have sample code or links to real-world samples? I am new to Python and we're working on the App Engine.

Answer 1

You must use OAuth2 authentication, API key alone is not enough as you must authenticate as a Google Apps super admin or delegated admin (with appropriate rights) in order to perform Admin SDK Directory operations.

My project, Dito GAM was recently updated with full support for Admin SDK calls. It makes use of most (all?) Directory API calls. See:

https://code.google.com/p/google-apps-manager/source/browse/trunk/gam.py

Also, if you notice bugs or ambiguities in the Google documentation, be sure to report them. It won't get any better if someone doesn't tell them about it! Use the "Report a bug" link at the bottom of all developers.google.com pages. It's very simple to use and pinpoint the exact issue.