gconnect: Connect to Google account
In cemigo114/GoogleAPI: R Functions to Perform and Display Google Trends Queries

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Note Examples

View source: R/gtrends.R

The resulting connection object is also stored in the package-local environment from which the (internal) helper function .getDefaultConnection() retrieves it as needed.

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gconnect(usr = NULL, psw = NULL, verbose = FALSE)

.getDefaultConnection()

`usr`	User name (ex.: yourmail@gmail.com); alternatively the environment variable `GOOGLE_USER` as well as `options("google.user")` can be used to supply the user name.
`psw`	Account password; alternatively the environment variable `GOOGLE_PASSWORD` as well as `options("google.password")` can be used to supply the password.
`verbose`	Logical for displaying additional information

If the environment variables GOOGLE_USER and GOOGLE_PASSWORD are set, they will be retrieved in case no argument has been supplied. Similarly, the environment variable options("google.user") or options("google.password") can be used. Lastly, if the environment variable GOOGLE_AUTOCONNECT is set to (the text string) ‘TRUE’, or the the R option options("google.autoconnect") is set to ‘TRUE’ then the connection is automatically made at package load.

A libcurl handle is returned (invisibly).

Should you have trouble connecting, and also use two-factor authentication on your Google Account, then consider creating another Google account (without two-factor authentication) which should allow automated (i.e. programmatic) connection here.

## Not run: 
# use with explicit arguments
session <- gconnect("usr@gmail.com", "psw")

# use with arguments stored in env.var or options()
# this is preferred for scripts shared with others who
# can place their secret password in a file only they know
session <- gconnect("usr@gmail.com", "psw")

## End(Not run)