('Unexpected credentials type', None, 'Expected', 'service_account') with oauth2client (Python)

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I'm trying to get Google Analytics data with this guide: https://ga-dev-tools.appspot.com/embed-api/server-side-authorization/

def get_access_token(request):
    return {'access_t': ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
        KEY_FILEPATH, SCOPE).get_access_token().access_token }

With the code above I'm trying to a create a function and return the access token to the context in my admin template.

However. I get this error I don't know what to do with:

('Unexpected credentials type', None, 'Expected', 'service_account')

What could be the issue here?

What value do you have **KEY_FILEPATH** set to? It sounds like you haven't installed your credentials correctly. Go to the Google developer console and set up a service account and download the credentials. Remember to change the view ID to the view you add the service account to. — Matt, Aug 02 '16 at 22:03

score 31 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 05 '17 at 21:14

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I too was running in to this. The fix in my case was to use the correct json file. I needed to use the one that was saved when I created the service account key, not the one with the service account client:

Hope that helps!

answered Jan 05 '17 at 21:14

Charles Brandt

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The instructions from the Google Analytics API v4 Quickstart guide are not up to date. Right now this is still the correct answer! – Peanut Sep 21 '17 at 08:51
Livesaver. Thank you so much for this fix! – istewart Apr 25 '18 at 14:39
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Check out this answer for a step by step guide: https://stackoverflow.com/a/49965912/2217801 – Jesse Reza Khorasanee Dec 12 '19 at 06:28

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '17 at 09:43

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It seams like the sample in google-api-python-client has it right

google-api-python-client/tree/master/samples/analytics

answered Oct 23 '17 at 09:43

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('Unexpected credentials type', None, 'Expected', 'service_account') with oauth2client (Python)

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