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Google OAuth 'Testing' mode expires refresh tokens in 7 days

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Developers using Google Cloud OAuth for unattended applications face a critical issue where refresh tokens expire after seven days if the consent screen remains in 'Testing' mode. This documented behavior, not a bug, affects automated tasks like the author's YouTube uploader, causing them to fail. The solution involves publishing the OAuth consent screen to 'In production,' which requires setting up an application homepage URL, a privacy policy URL, and verifying an authorized domain via Google Search Console, a process that can take up to an hour. AI

IMPACT Developers using Google Cloud OAuth for automated tasks must publish their consent screens to avoid refresh token expiry, impacting unattended application reliability.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a specific technical issue and its resolution related to a widely used developer tool (Google OAuth) and its integration with other services.

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Google OAuth 'Testing' mode expires refresh tokens in 7 days

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · 健太 橘 ·

    Google's OAuth 'Testing' mode expires refresh tokens in 7 days. Publish the consent screen before you schedule anything.

    <p><strong>TL;DR</strong> — If your Google Cloud OAuth consent screen is still in <strong>Testing</strong>, every refresh token it issues dies after seven days. That is documented behavior, not a bug. My unattended YouTube uploader ran fine for a week and then stopped at 06:45 on…

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