Title: Error authenticating with this Client ID.
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error authenticating with this Client ID.

 *  Resolved [mselissa1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mselissa1/)
 * (@mselissa1)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-authenticating-with-this-client-id/)
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   17:26:47 UTC 2015 x86_64
    HTTP User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac 
   OS X 10_10_4) AppleWebKit/600.7.12 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0.7 Safari/600.7.12
   Platform: PHP Linux 5.2.17 / WordPress 4.2.2 en_US PHP Dependencies: iconv=Yes,
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   Envelope|Message): gmail.com|gmail.com Postman Prevent Message Sender Override(
   Email|Name): No|No Postman Transport URI: gmail_api:https:oauth2://www.googleapis.
   com:443 Postman Transport Status (Configured|Ready|Connected): Yes|No|No Postman
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 *  Thread Starter [mselissa1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mselissa1/)
 * (@mselissa1)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-authenticating-with-this-client-id/#post-6308386)
 * Hi! I have configured the plugin but I can’t get it to grant permission to google.
   Above is the diagnostic test. Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Jason Hendriks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonhendriks/)
 * (@jasonhendriks)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-authenticating-with-this-client-id/#post-6308497)
 * > Error authenticating with this Client ID.
 * Are you sure that’s the full error message? Sounds kind of generic.
 *  Thread Starter [mselissa1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mselissa1/)
 * (@mselissa1)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-authenticating-with-this-client-id/#post-6308498)
 * I went through your tutorial on getting the client ID from google, then when 
   I went to grant access to google in wordpress it says:
    Error authenticating 
   with this Client ID. [] You have configured OAuth 2.0 authentication, but have
   not received permission to use it. Grant permission with Google.
 * When I do the connectivity test, I get this:
    Port Port 25 Port 443* Port 465
   Port 587 Outbound to Internet Closed Closed Closed Closed Service Available No
   🔒 HTTPS No No ID – googleapis.com – – STARTTLS – – – – Auth None – – – – Login––––
   Plain – – – – CRAM-MD5 – – – – OAuth 2.0 – – – – * Port 443 tests against googleapis.
   com, not the SMTP hostname you enter. Summary:
 * ✅ 🔒 Port 443 can be used to send Gmail with the Gmail API.
    ❌ No outbound 
   route between this site and the Internet on Port 25. ❌ No outbound route between
   this site and the Internet on Port 465. ❌ No outbound route between this site
   and the Internet on Port 587. A port with Service Available “No” indicates one
   or more of these issues:
 * Your web host has placed a firewall between this site and the Internet
    The SMTP
   hostname is wrong or the mail server does not provide service on this port Your
   PHP configuration is preventing outbound connections Your WordPress configuration
   is preventing outbound connections
 * I’m new to wordpress so this is all new to me. Does this help?
 *  Plugin Author [Jason Hendriks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonhendriks/)
 * (@jasonhendriks)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-authenticating-with-this-client-id/#post-6308499)
 * I see.
 * Well this is very odd
 * > Error authenticating with this Client ID. []
 * You don’t have an error message inside the brackets.
 * Also, it says Outbound to Internet Closed for port 443, yet it says you connected
   to port googleapis.com? that’s also odd.
 * I think you have a firewall problem. Like this guy: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-authenticating-through-gmail?replies=11](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-authenticating-through-gmail?replies=11)
 * If you want me to help you narrow it down further, please install the [Debug](https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug/)
   plugin, enable WP_LOG_DEBUG, try the grant again and [send me](http://www.codingmonkey.ca/contact/)
   the log file.

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 * Last reply from: [Jason Hendriks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonhendriks/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-authenticating-with-this-client-id/#post-6308499)
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