Google-api-ruby-client: Quickstart token client ID not configured to match client id error

[asheren]

I am trying to run the ruby quickstart outlined here but when I run ruby quickstart.rb I get the error:

gems/googleauth-0.5.1/lib/googleauth/user_authorizer.rb:135:in `get_credentials': Token client ID of CLIENT_ID does not match configured client id CLIENT_ID (RuntimeError)
    from quickstart.rb:28:in `authorize'
    from quickstart.rb:45:in `<main>'

I have checked and made sure I followed the instructions and that the credentials listed in my developer console match those in the client_secret.json file.

Any thoughts about what the issue or a solution might be?

[jcouball]

I had this happen to me as well. I think it was because I had a ~/.credentials directory left over from some time when I tried the quickstart in the past (I am guessing with a different account). Deleting the directory fixed the problem for me.

[sqrrrl]

jcouball is right -- that error means you had a preexisting token in the file pointed to by CREDENTIALS_PATH that was created with a different client ID.

[rslifka]

I realize this is > 1 year ago. The answer remains as valid as ever :) When you delete the credentials file, you'll be prompted to validate and you'll be all set 😄

[bongchoung]

Delete token.yaml file

[bearclawz]

Delete token.yaml file

That's it for me, thanks bongchoung!