Using service account

[PavelVanecek]

Hi,

I would like to update my extension using an OAuth2 Service account. My request however fails on Not a valid developer. Please make sure you have accepted the developer agreement: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/terms.

Have your ever expertimented with using Service accounts? I want to avoid the browser altogether, configure CI server and forget about everything; namely dealing with expiring tokens.

I also posted similar question on StackOverflow.

[waltertamboer]

I would love to know if you ever found a solution for this. I'm struggling with the same problem.

I want to publish my extension in an automated way and see no other solution than using a service account.

[c301]

I didn't try service account, but we've configured automated publishing with refresh_token.
Following config works for us:

        webstore_upload: {
            "browser_path": "blabla",
            "skipUnpublished": true,
            "accounts": {
                "default": { //account under this section will be used by default
                    publish: true, //publish item right after uploading. default false
                    client_id: "189534-25vph0dkie204es2pps.googleusetent.com",
                    client_secret: "V7LEbJDeShcj",
                    refresh_token: "1/gYzyjlW65sFaaHuiWJ5F45cnOVIw"
                }
            }

You only need to get refresh_token once for each account. Hope it will help to implement CI for you

[waltertamboer]

@c301 You should remove your client secret and refresh token from the comment, it's sensitive information. Thanks for your reply.

[c301]

@waltertamboer, yeah, that's why I've deleted 70% of it :D

[hrayrpapikyan]

Have the same issue. Do you have any solution for this now? @PavelVanecek , @c301 and @waltertamboer please?

[waltertamboer]

I can't remember what I did but I had something working. You can take a look here:

• https://github.com/ownpass/chrome-extension/tree/master/grunt
• https://github.com/ownpass/chrome-extension/blob/master/grunt/config/crx.js
• https://github.com/ownpass/chrome-extension/blob/master/grunt/config/webstore_upload.js
• https://github.com/ownpass/chrome-extension/blob/master/grunt/tasks/crx.js

Can't tell you anything more than this since it's been too long ago.