Google calendar access disabled

[szucskrisztian]

When I try to connect to Gcal and click on the link in the widget settings, the browser opens and say that the request is invalid and I should contact with the developer.

Issue details: "400 hibakód: invalid_request The out-of-band (OOB) flow has been blocked in order to keep users secure. Follow the Out-of-Band (OOB) flow migration guide linked in the developer docs below to migrate your app to an alternative method. A kérelem adatai: redirect_uri=urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob"

[mkwsnyder]

I got something similar, albeit more generic:

You can’t sign in because KDE Event Calendar Widget sent an invalid request. You can try again later, or contact the developer about this issue. Learn more about this error If you are a developer of KDE Event Calendar Widget, see error details. Error 400: invalid_request

[szucskrisztian]

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And have you found any solution?

[mkwsnyder]

I have not; from the error message you got it sounds like Google changed how third party apps need to authenticate. Hopefully it won't be too difficult of a change, but without digging into the code and Google's documentation (something I can't do for a week or two) I'm not sure.

I even tried copying over the authentication token found in ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc from a machine I'd previously authenticated on and that didn't work.

Edit: it appears this is a duplicate issue of both #331 and #333 so I'd recommend closing it. It looks like what I tried above is working for some people in said issues; I'd recommend trying it yourself to see if it works.

[etoven]

Yea having the same issue

[etoven]

I have not; from the error message you got it sounds like Google changed how third party apps need to authenticate. Hopefully it won't be too difficult of a change, but without digging into the code and Google's documentation (something I can't do for a week or two) I'm not sure.

I even tried copying over the authentication token found in ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc from a machine I'd previously authenticated on and that didn't work.

Edit: it appears this is a duplicate issue of both #331 and #333 so I'd recommend closing it. It looks like what I tried above is working for some people in said issues; I'd recommend trying it yourself to see if it works.

That's not a fix if you cannot recover a token from a existing install.

[mkwsnyder]

That's not a fix if you cannot recover a token from a existing install.

I agree, it's a temporary band-aid solution until the project owner can implement an actual fix. I'm simply mentioning it here so that it can help those that do have an existing install.

[FeryET]

Have the same issue. Is there anyway to genereate the token manually?

[etoven]

I don't think so.

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Have the same issue. Is there anyway to genereate the token manually?

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[JackDinn]

Please just fix. Iv tried all other calenders and they all have something that stops me from using them.

I wont be holding my breath.

[etoven]

He probably doesn't want to spin up a server or pay for api access anymore.

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Please just fix. Iv tried all other calenders and they all have something that stops me from using them.

I wont be holding my breath.

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[cognitus]

@Zren is possible fix this?

[cruz94]

same issue here @Zren

[TassieDevyl]

Like many others, I'm experiencing the same problem.

It was mentioned in another thread that the code can be extracted from a config file and re-entered as a work around.

Which is good to know.

Unfortunately I did a completely fresh install, after some hardware upgrades.

Reformatted the old HDD and no longer have access to the file in question.

Which brings to mind a question, despite some recent changes in the last 4 months, (translation), is this applet actively maintained anymore?

Perhaps there is an active fork?

Anyone have any insights?

[tategotoazarasi]

Same issue.

[rosenblueh]

The akonadi stuff can synchronize with google calendar, so maybe via that...

[Evgeny-del]

[deivid11]

Same issue here, cannot use google calendar sync

[wokawoka]

I'm experiencing the same problem :(

[mcasaccio]

same issue here

[tomholvey]

I'm also seeing this issue

[jackmonty]

I'm also seeing this issue.

[Sriramgireesh]

I am also facing this issue

[MoarcyVega]

I've found a way to show my events from google calendar: It works to import them from kalendar (because of kdepim-addons). The only thing that doesn't work this way: If you have a few calendars in your google calendar with different colors, the events don't get the color from your google calendar.

So i still hope for a fix.

[Evgeny-del]

https://github.com/Zren/plasma-applet-eventcalendar/issues/339#issuecomment-1396653697 Не могли бы Вы подробнее рассказать об этом способе, который Вы нашли?

[ruanpereira]

same issue, invalid request when clicking in the link

[ruanpereira]

you can do it with korganizer, but isn't the same thing

[HornetoMano]

How you do this bro?

[miko-techsys]

#339 (comment) Не могли бы Вы подробнее рассказать об этом способе, который Вы нашли?

Install kdepim-addons and kde kalendar. Import your google calendar into kde kalendar and after this import from widget like PIM events.

[ruanpereira]

@HornetoMano just like @ArTikOnesh said. With KDE kalendar, go to the settings and add your google account with the events. Go back and activate the PIM events. If you use a KDE desktop environment, the PIM events can be activated in the configuration of the clock.

[Salvaju29ro]

@HornetoMano just like @ArTikOnesh said. With KDE kalendar, go to the settings and add your google account with the events. Go back and activate the PIM events. If you use a KDE desktop environment, the PIM events can be activated in the configuration of the clock.

Is Google working again with Akonadi? I switched to Event Calendar because Kalendar didn't let me add events to Google (Korganizer also didn't let me)

[kanocz]

tried changed obb to localhost method... changed redirect_uri=urn%3Aietf%3Awg%3Aoauth%3A2.0%3Aoob to redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1:8080 and created small golang http server to get result code:

import (
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
  "log"
  "html"
)

type httpDump struct {

}

func (httpDump) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    r.ParseForm()

    fmt.Fprintf(w, "Code: %s", r.FormValue("code"))

    fmt.Printf("URL, %q\n", html.EscapeString(r.URL.Path))
    fmt.Printf("Form: %+v\n", r.Form)
    fmt.Printf("Headers: %+v\n", r.Header)

}

func main() {

  log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", httpDump{}))

}

It allows me to authorize, I'm getting code back... but after inserting in configuration text filed I'm getting this:

anyone has better ideas? :)

[kanocz]

oh... it's 2-phase... after code we need to fetch access token... this part also have to be modified... will try to solve this later today

[kanocz]

Proof-of-concept idea works! :partying_face: With many manual steps for now, but.... I'm almost happy :)

[materemias]

if you could create a MR it'd be great

[kanocz]

if you could create a MR it'd be great

I'll try, but don't know how much time it'll take :( I need to read documentation about plasmoid development, is there any build-in http server in QML or if I can use some C++/go/rust code and connect it to QML script... or at least if it's possible to exec external app and get back it's output to automate all tasks I've done manually

[kanocz]

so... just finished temporary working solution... with little bit less manual steps :)

cli tool in golang https://github.com/kanocz/plasma-applet-eventcalendar/blob/master/google-oauth-helper/local-http.go

just download it, and run as go run local-http.go (you need to have golang installed) it will parse your event-plasmoid configuration, then generate URL and print it (in console) copy-paste it (or CTRL+click if you use konsole) then auth as always and then it will print config for plasmoid just in browser... you'll need to copy-paste it to your .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc and then probably logout-login

works for me, hope that will work for you also P.S.: probably I'll integrate/automate it later, probably not :)

[bigo72]

so... just finished temporary working solution... with little bit less manual steps :)

cli tool in golang https://github.com/kanocz/plasma-applet-eventcalendar/blob/master/google-oauth-helper/local-http.go

just download it, and run as go run local-http.go (you need to have golang installed) it will parse your event-plasmoid configuration, then generate URL and print it (in console) copy-paste it (or CTRL+click if you use konsole) then auth as always and then it will print config for plasmoid just in browser... you'll need to copy-paste it to your .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc and then probably logout-login

works for me, hope that will work for you also P.S.: probably I'll integrate/automate it later, probably not :)

@kanocz you're great! Anyway I've got an error by golang: go run local-http.go local-http.go:1:3: expected 'package', found 1 what it means? Am I making any mistake?

[kanocz]

@kanocz you're great! Anyway I've got an error by golang: go run local-http.go local-http.go:1:3: expected 'package', found 1 what it means? Am I making any mistake?

it looks like you've copied file it with line numbers 😅 try to click on three dots and choose "view raw"

[bigo72]

@kanocz you're great! Anyway I've got an error by golang: go run local-http.go local-http.go:1:3: expected 'package', found 1 what it means? Am I making any mistake?

it looks like you've copied file it with line numbers sweat_smile try to click on three dots and choose "view raw"

Ohmygod, I'm so noob! Thank you! It generated the link in Konsole but nothing else. I'm really sorry to bother you, but you are my only chance to solve this issue. It doesn't print any configuration in browser

[kanocz]

so you've opened this link in browser? can you post screenshot of what you see here?

[bigo72]

Here it is. Translation:

Access blocked: authorization error

bigo72[at]gmail.com Missing required parameter: client_id Learn more about this error If you are a developer of this app, see the details of the error. Error 400: invalid_request

[rnc]

I have just tried this tool (although I still had a working accessToken) and it does correctly generate a new accessToken/accessTokenExpiresAt/accessTokenType and refreshToken values in the browser. I see it parses the existing .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc configuration looking for a [Configuration][Google Calendar] block - if I modify my existing configuration so that block doesn't exist then I can reproduce the above error. I am guessing @bigo72 does not have a correctly configured applet with a google calendar?

[bigo72]

No, I was never able to config the applet with Google calendar. That's why I found this page. I'm on Garuda Linux with KDE

[kanocz]

yes, I need ClientToken and ClientSecret from existing config, so first you need open widget configuration and go to google calendar page... you don't need to click on URL there but at this moment widget will generate part of config I need to read

[rnc]

@kanocz It might be worth adding some error handling if sessionClientSecret and sessionClientId cannot be found in an existing config?

[kanocz]

sure :) it was just 10-minute quick coding... I'm going to vacation in few days and have very limited time... after I'll return I'll adjust code to automate process to few clicks and no manual copy and so on

[kanocz]

or maybe I'll found some time today-tomorrow - will try

[miminno]

yes, I need ClientToken and ClientSecret from existing config, so first you need open widget configuration and go to google calendar page... you don't need to click on URL there but at this moment widget will generate part of config I need to read

No matter how many times I try going to google calendar page in the settings, widget does not generate ClientToken and ClientSecret :( What's the secret?

[kanocz]

hm... strange... ok, I'll try to do better solution asap :) I've just found part of code how to execute external tool just from QML, so I'll pass clientID and clientSecret as arguments directly... and return config via stdout, so no copy-paste will be needed...

[kanocz]

ok.... https://github.com/Zren/plasma-applet-eventcalendar/pull/341 this fill just fix everything - no copy-paste needed and so on P.S.: you need to have golang installed before ./install executing, then you can remove it if you want