Make your Google robot key
Make one key file that lets Fictura read your Google data. You only do this once, and the same key works for Search Console and Cloud Costs.
Fictura reads your Google data with a robot account. A robot account is a Google user that is not a person. You make one, you download its key file, and then you tell Google which of your things the robot is allowed to read.
You only do this once. The same key works for Search Console and Cloud Costs.
Open the robot page.
Go to console.cloud.google.com. At the top, pick a project or make a new one. Then open the menu on the left and click IAM & Admin, then Service accounts.
Make the robot.
Click Create service account. Name it fictura-reader. Click Create and continue, then click Done. Do not add any roles on this screen. You will give the robot permission later, one thing at a time.
Make its key file.
Click the robot you just made. Click the Keys tab. Click Add key, then Create new key. Pick JSON. Click Create. A file lands in your downloads folder.
Copy two things.
Open that file in any text editor and copy all of it, including the { and } at the ends. Also copy the robot's email address, which ends in .iam.gserviceaccount.com. You will paste the file into Fictura and the email into Google.
Keep the key file safe
The key file works like a password. Anyone who has it can read whatever the robot can read. Do not put it in a chat message, a shared doc, or your code. Fictura encrypts it the moment you paste it in, and never shows it again.
What to do next
The robot cannot read anything yet. Pick what you want to see:
- Search Console — how people find your website on Google.
- Cloud Costs — what Google Cloud charges you each day.