Set up Google
About 10 minutes · free
myOrb runs on your own server, so it uses your own Google Cloud project instead of a shared one. Your data goes only between Google and your myOrb. The project is free for personal use.
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Create a project
Open Google Cloud Console → New project, name it e.g.
myOrband create it. Make sure the new project is selected at the top of the console in the next steps. -
Enable the APIs
Open each link and click Enable:
- Gmail API
- Google Calendar API
- YouTube Data API v3 (for new videos from your subscriptions)
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Configure the consent screen
Open Google Auth Platform and click Get started. Enter the app name
myOrband your email. For Audience, choose External (or Internal if you use Google Workspace and only connect accounts from your organization). -
Publish the app
For an External app, go to Audience and click Publish app. While an app is in Testing, Google signs it out every 7 days. Publishing does not make anything public and does not require Google's review for your own use.
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Create an OAuth client
Go to Clients → Create client. Choose Web application and name it
myOrb. Leave Authorized JavaScript origins empty. Under Authorized redirect URIs, click Add URI and paste:https://myorb-demo.telepovsky.sk/integrations/google/callbackClick Create and copy the client ID and client secret right away; Google shows the secret only once.
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Paste the client into myOrb
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Connect your account
After saving, connect your Google account on the Integrations page. Google will warn that it hasn't verified this app: it is your own app, so click Advanced → Go to myOrb and allow access.