Can a public IP address be used as Google OAuth redirect URI?

Question

I\'m trying to set a web service that needs the user\'s Google Latitude info, so I\'m using Google OAuth to get the user authorization stuff.

However, when trying to

Answer 1

Yes, as of now you still need to have a domain name to use Google OAuth in your application. If you have a static public IP and don't want to buy a domain name, you could use a free subdomain from FreeDNS to link to your public IP. Seemed to work well enough for me with a Django app.

Answer 2

This is not currently supported. I filed a feature request and will update on progress.

Answer 3

I ran into this issue too and so I entered a URL with a .com extension and also entered it into my /etc/hosts file. Works like a charm.

It totally sucks that my entire app now has to be developed on an apparently 'live' domain though.

Answer 4

I used my public hostname. It helps if you have a static IP address. I used http://www.displaymyhostname.com/ to get my hostname. I plugged it straight into the Authorized JavaScript origins field when I created a new Web Application Client ID.

P.S. My hostname looked something like this: 111.111.111.111.static.exetel.com.au

Answer 5

You can use xip.io to work around it.

For example: '192.168.0.50.xip.io:3000' will resolve to '192.168.0.50:3000'

Answer 6

Try using the full server name.

It is obtained from MyPC/Properties... something like http://mypcname.mydomain.name:8080