Title: Google authentication error
Last modified: June 16, 2017

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# Google authentication error

 *  Resolved [shannona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shannona/)
 * (@shannona)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/)
 * I went through the steps to set up Google Apps Login but when I try to insert
   something in a blog post, it gives me this error.
 * “Error: invalid_scope
 * You don’t have permission to access some scopes. Your project is trying to access
   scopes that need to go through the verification process. {invalid = [https://
   www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly]} If you need to use one of these scopes,
   submit a verification request.”
 * How can I fix this?

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 *  [Jesse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phungky/)
 * (@phungky)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/#post-9236908)
 * With the google account what you use for authenticate, join the google group 
   named “Allow Risky Access Permissions By Unreviewed Apps”<[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/risky-access-by-unreviewed-apps&gt](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/risky-access-by-unreviewed-apps&gt);
   
   And try again.
 *  Thread Starter [shannona](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shannona/)
 * (@shannona)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/#post-9237563)
 * Thanks. That worked.
 *  [danlester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danlester/)
 * (@danlester)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/#post-9240362)
 * It appears that Google now requires that websites requesting Drive permissions
   need to be submitted for approval by their review team.
 * The suggestion above from Jesse will work for testing purposes on your own account,
   but ultimately you will need to submit your project for approval through this
   form:
 * [https://support.google.com/code/contact/oauth_app_verification](https://support.google.com/code/contact/oauth_app_verification)
 * I will research further and write up some more detailed instructions going forward.
 * With any further feedback or thoughts, please email me: [contact@wp-glogin.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/contact@wp-glogin.com?output_format=md).
   I may not pick up replies on this forum.
 * Dan
 *  [danlester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danlester/)
 * (@danlester)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/#post-9241479)
 * I have written this up in our documentation:
 * [https://wp-glogin.com/docs/google-drive-embedder/troubleshooting/#scope](https://wp-glogin.com/docs/google-drive-embedder/troubleshooting/#scope)
 * As before, please email with any questions: [contact@wp-glogin.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/contact@wp-glogin.com?output_format=md).
 * Thanks,
 * Dan

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-authentication-error/#post-9241479)
 * Status: resolved