Google-cloud-node: Error: Missing key, key or keyFile option must be provided!

[Lordink]

While using gcloud on my own local server, I write:

var gcloud = require('gcloud');
var bucket;

bucket = gcloud.storage.bucket({
    projectId: 'myProjectName',
    keyFilename: 'resources/key.json',
    bucketName: 'testnameorwhatever'
});

bucket.write('demo.txt', 'Hello World', function(err) {
        var stuff = err || 'Created demo.txt'
        console.log(stuff);
});

if I do specify the right path to the key, it gives this output (not thrown error, just console log):
[Error: Missing key, key or keyFile option must be provided!]
I do not understand this message. There is a key specified, and the path to it is right. I know that, as if I write the wrong keyFilename path, it throws _ENOENT error 34_. So, is it about the key description or something?

[stephenplusplus]

Which version of gcloud-node are you using?

[Lordink]

the latest one, I guess. 0.8.1

[stephenplusplus]

Can you verify that in yourproject/node_modules/gcloud-node/package.json? :)

[Lordink]

Yeah, here is a fraction of it:

{
  "name": "gcloud",
  "version": "0.8.1",
  "author": {
    "name": "Google Inc."
  },
  "description": "Google Cloud APIs Client Library for Node.js",
...

[stephenplusplus]

Thanks, I'll play around and try to find the :bug:

[Lordink]

Just in case I am dumb and use the wrong key, my key json has these fields in it:

{"web":{"auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth", "client_secret": ..., "token_uri":...

and so on. Is that the right key? :)

[stephenplusplus]

Not dumb at all! There are a million things you can do in the Developers Console, it's very easy to get lost.

I believe you are using a client ID for a webapp, where what we want is a service account. https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-node/#elsewhere step 4 should show how to do that.

I'm going to close as I was able to reproduce the same error with a webapp key, and remedy it with a service key. If you run into anything else, ask away!

[ryanseys]

I'd say this issue comes down to a misunderstanding of the error message. The error itself is suggesting that a keyFile or key parameter should be specified, when really the error should suggest that they are likely using an invalid key file. Should we improve this err message?

[ryanseys]

Seems the error is created in gapitoken so we have no control over the error message, unless we do some of our own sanity checking when passing in the key / key file.

[thebergamo]

I'm try to use the same feature and I've the same error.

Have a fix to this problem?

[stephenplusplus]

@marcacohen did you try https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcloud-node/issues/261#issuecomment-59541109?

[thebergamo]

Nothing... I try to pass the client_email and the private_key manual, but I recive this error:

12176:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:openssl\crypto\pem\pem_lib.c:703:Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY

[stephenplusplus]

You generated a service account JSON key from the developer's console, and it looked like:

{
  "private_key_id": "...",
  "private_key": "...",
  "client_email": "[email protected]",
  "client_id": "....apps.googleusercontent.com",
  "type": "service_account"
}

You instantiated gcloud like:

require('gcloud')({
  credentials: {
    private_key: '...',
    client_email: '[email protected]'
  }
});

and got that error?

More code that shows what you're doing and full stack traces would help me debug.

[thebergamo]

My JSON not is in this format.

The private_key have only ~16 chars. I'm almost on madness to solve this problem. :(

[stephenplusplus]

How did you get the key? And as mentioned before, code snippets of what's causing the error and a stack trace would help us alleviate the madness :)

[thebergamo]

I'm not proprietary of the project on the Google Cloud.

This is my view to get the json or the client and private keys.
http://imgur.com/i4ZFKT4

var gcloud = require('gcloud');
var storage = gcloud.storage({
  projectId: 'teste-edco',
  keyFilename: __dirname +'/client.json'
  /*credentials: {
    client_email: 'email',
    private_key: '26chars_key'
  }*/
});

[thebergamo]

When I try to use only the credentials I get the error:

21188:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:openssl\crypto\pem\pem_lib.c:703:Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY

crypto.js:398
  var ret = this._binding.sign(toBuf(key));
                          ^
Error: SignFinal error
    at Sign.sign (crypto.js:398:27)
    at createRS256Signature (C:\PROG\Work\POCs\ebclient2-plugin-client-cc-youtube\testes\node_modules\gcloud\node_modules\gapitoken\node_modules\jws\index.js:75:58)
    at jwsRS256Sign (C:\PROG\Work\POCs\ebclient2-plugin-client-cc-youtube\testes\node_modules\gcloud\node_modules\gapitoken\node_modules\jws\index.js:68:21)
    at Object.jwsSign [as sign] (C:\PROG\Work\POCs\ebclient2-plugin-client-cc-youtube\testes\node_modules\gcloud\node_modules\gapitoken\node_modules\jws\index.js:32:12)
    at GAPI.getAccessToken (C:\PROG\Work\POCs\ebclient2-plugin-client-cc-youtube\testes\node_modules\gcloud\node_modules\gapitoken\gapitoken.js:57:25)
    at GAPI.getToken (C:\PROG\Work\POCs\ebclient2-plugin-client-cc-youtube\testes\node_modules\gcloud\node_modules\gapitoken\gapitoken.js:36:14)
    at C:\PROG\Work\POCs\ebclient2-plugin-client-cc-youtube\testes\node_modules\gcloud\lib\common\connection.js:211:10
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:419:13)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:499:11)
    at startup (node.js:119:16)

[silvolu]

From the screenshot, it looks like you have a Client ID for native apps and an API Key for a server app. What you need is a Client ID for a Service Account, so you should ask the owner of your project to create one.

[thebergamo]

@silvolu, I try these for one project I'm owner, but yet I have the same problems

[silvolu]

When you use the project you own, are you using a Client ID for service accounts? In other words, if you navigate to the Google Developers Console, choose the project and navigate to the Credentials tab, does it say Service Account (_conta de serviço_ according to Google Translate) over the Client ID that you're using?

[thebergamo]

THANKS VERY MUCH!

Thanks again, and again for the patience. Now I can go to the next step :ghost: