Configuring Google Directory Sync
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Set up an account to authorize your Google Workspace migration or sync product.
Go to and sign in as a super administrator. If it's your first time signing in to the console, agree to the Terms of Service.
At the top, click Create Project.
Enter a project name.
(Optional) To add the project to a folder, for Location, click Browse, navigate to the folder, and click Select.
Click Create.
Your Project Dashboard.
For Admin Sdk API you require (below), click the API name and then Enable:
Admin SDK
Enable Amin SDK API
Tip: If you can't find the API, specify the API name in the search box.
Tip: When adding the email addresses below, use shared administrator email accounts.
Click on Get started
For App name, add the name of your application.
Select a User support email for For users to contact you with questions about their consent.
Click on Next.
For Audience, select Internal.
Click on Next.
Contact information - These email addresses are for Google to notify you about any changes to your project.
Click on Next.
Tick the box, click Continue, and then click Create.
After creating Looks like this.
Step 4: Create the service account
For Service account name, Enter a Name for the service account.
(Optional) For Service account description, enter a description of the service account.
Click Create and Continue.
Click Done.
Click on service Accounts Email id
This Unique ID is the Client ID, and you need to copy it. It will be used in Domain-Wide Delegation Authority.
Make sure the key type is set to JSON and click Create.
You'll get a message that the service account's private key JSON file was downloaded to your computer. Make a note of the file name and where your browser saves it. You'll need it later.
Click Close.
Open My Files, go to Downloads, and locate the JSON file that was downloaded.
Open it in VS Code or Notepad (or any other editor), then copy the entire JSON file and save it.
Delegating domain-wide authority to the service account.
To delegate domain-wide authority to a service account, a Google Admin user of the Google Workspace domain must complete the following steps:
In the Domain wide delegation pane, select Manage Domain Wide Delegation.
Click on Add new.
In the OAuth scopes (comma-delimited) field, enter the list of scopes that your application should be granted access to. For example, if your application needs domain-wide full access to the Admin Directory, enter:
Click Authorize.
Your application now has the authority to make API calls as users in your Workspace domain (to "impersonate" users). When you prepare to make these delegated API calls, you will explicitly specify the user to impersonate.
Once that's done, let's head over to our Swift UI and go to Directory Sync. Here, we will integrate Google with Swift by pasting the Connection Name, Email(Enter your Google Admin User mail id), and Google Credentials (previously JSON copied).
If configured correctly, clicking on "Test Connection" should display a Google test connection is successful.
After entering the details, Add the connection to ensure it is working. Once confirmed, it is sync for google integration.
if an user wants to sync , he/she has to do it manually, click on "Sync Now".
Adding the connection will sync your organization’s users with our application. You can click on the ellipsis icon to view the user list.
User can Edit, Delete and See all users in Right three vertical dots.
Click IAM & AdminManage Resources. You might have to click Menu first.
By default, only the creator of the project has rights to manage the project. To ensure the project can be maintained if the creator leaves the organization, you should assign at least one other person the role of Project Owner. For details, go to .
Click Cloud overviewDashboard. You might have to click Menu first.
Click APIs & ServicesLibrary. You might have to click Menu first.
Click APIs & ServicesOAuth consent screen. You might have to click Menu first.
Click APIs & ServicesCredentials. You might have to click Menu first.
Click Create CredentialsService account.
At the top, click KeysAdd KeyCreate new key.
From your Google Workspace domain's , go to Main menu > Security > Access and data control > API Controls.
In the Client ID field, enter the service account's Client ID(Paste the Client ID you copied). You can find your service account's client ID in the .
