I would like to delete the account I have with Google App Engine since I don't use it and I also would like to stop receiving email from Google regarding this account and policies update and alike.
Is there a way to do this?
UPD:
I raised this issue in google issue tracking system and it has been accepted as a valid feature request. http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=5745
UPD2:
A nice person from Google offered his help in deleting of my account as soon as I remove any apps I have there. Thanks for that!
A note from Google accouts TOS:
13.2 If you want to terminate your legal agreement with Google, you
may do so by (a) notifying Google at any time and (b) closing your
accounts for all of the Services which you use, where Google has made
this option available to you. Your notice should be sent, in writing,
to Google’s address which is set out at the beginning of these Terms.
By myself I didn't found how one can delete google app Engine account, so it's possible that this is not Services which you use, where Google has made this option available to you. As other option I see is to ask on Googl App Engine community question board, and hope that google moderators read those question.
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I've developed an application that works through Google's GSuite using OAuth2. The app is working fine and is part of the GSuite account that was set up to allow testing while developing it (which is the owning account of the app in the Developer Console). However, I now want to give the app to another GSuite company but can't see how to get them to add it?
The application has been submitted for review with Google to get it added via the Marketplace but we're keen to get the second company using it ASAP. I've had a look through the Google docs but couldn't find anything that appeared relevant and even tried to see if I could find an existing question on here. If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be much appreciated!
Cheers
You won't be able to give it to another company until it's published, so if the review is taking linger than expected, your best is to contact Google GSuite support
First I have to apologize if it seems like I am asking a question that has been asked before, but I looked at the Google App Engine documentation and the questions and answers here, and I am finding a lot of inconsistencies.
So my question is: I signed up for a new Google account in August 2013 specifically for developing an app for Google App Engine. I would like to use a custom domain with my app. In the documentation it says that I need to sign up for Google Apps in order to do this. It also says that I can sign up for a free account for 1 person. But it looks like this is not possible anymore since December 2012. I've seen several answers on this here, but they seem outdated as well.
So do I really have to pay $50/year for Google Apps, a service that I really don't need, just to use a custom domain with my Google App Engine App?
Actually there is one free solution, which is not that obvious.
Go to AppEngine -> Application Settings -> Add domain -> Sign up for Google Apps
Start a free 30 day trial - Do not add the billing options
Setup your domain
Add the domain to your app engine project
When the 30 day trial expire the domain will still work.
Have a look at this discussion : https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/google-appengine/jC_K-YlmXhM
Yes you have to pay now. Look in the official appengine issues page, this particular issue has been very active lately. See
https://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=8528#c24
Actually, there's a better free solution, if you only need one user:
Sign up for Google Apps for Business (through Google App Engine)
Go to Billing and cancel your whole account.
Log in again using the same credentials.
That's it! You now have a non-trial, fully functional, good ol' 1 user Google Apps domain.
Can you use Google App Engine with your own custom domain, without paying for the whole Google Apps business package?
The setup instructions suggests this is not possible. Has anyone found a work around?
You no longer need google apps for using custom domain with GAE. you can use custom domains without signing up for Google Apps for Business.
go to https://console.developers.google.com and click on your
project and select appengine then click on settings
there you can add and verify your domain using Google Webmaster central
Once you're done verifying you're all set to go !
IF one has had a free Google Apps account prior to the December 2012 deadline, there does seem to be an easy solution to mapping a new GAE app to a newly registered domain. I happen to still have such prior account for which I do not have to pay (yet?), I believe. I suspect other long-term GAE developers are in a similar situations. So, I am adding quick instructions I found and translated from here. (There are many related threads on the topic on stackoverflow. This question seems the most relevant for adding these notes.)
Login to your existing Google Apps account
Go to "Domains" and hit "add a domain or a domain alias"
Keep "Add a domain alias of ..." selected and enter the new domain name in the field
Go through the required domain verification process
Now back on the main admin screen, hit "Google Apps" and click "add Services" (a box icon on the top right)
Under "Other Services" enter your GAE app ID
On the "Settings for " page coming up, hit "Add new URL"
Select the domain name added in Step 1+, adding a prefix such as "www" in front
Confirm and be done with it
Just done and verified. Works for me and I suspect the same procedure would work for any further domains the same way.
DISCLAIMER: Again, this is for people with a prior Google Apps account. However, it should also be relevant for people that paid for a single such account. This single account should then be sufficient to map multiple GAE apps to multiple domains, if you don't need an independent copy of the other Google apps goodies every time.
Starting June 15 and for a limited time, Google will offer a USD $50.00 App Engine credit for Google App Engine developers who have recently purchased a new Google Apps for Business domain account for their App Engine application.
To review the terms and conditions for this site and request a credit for an eligible application, please visit this site.
Here is the google groups discussion : https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/google-appengine/jC_K-YlmXhM
Quoting from the link above:
We are working on a solution that will make this process simpler for
developers and not require a paid subscription for Google Apps for
Business.
In the meantime, starting from June 15, we will offer a $50 App Engine
credit for developers who need to purchase a new Google Apps for
Business domain in order to associate a domain with an App Engine
account.
Actually there is one free solution, for people that don't have Google Apps account yet.
Go to AppEngine -> Application Settings -> Add domain -> Sign up for Google Apps
Start a free 30 day trial - Do not add the billing options
Setup your domain
Add the domain to your app engine project
When the 30 day trial expire the domain will still work.
I have an app running on the app engine. Now I am not reaching any of the free limits, except for recipients emailed. My question is, can I pay to just increase that 1 limit? I read the information that google provides about pricing but I can not find an answer to my specific question.
No, you cannot. But you can use another service to send mail, like Amazon SES.
I'am a great fan of app engine. Except for the mail service, because it will give you know feedback about mail delivery. See this issue.
http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=1800
I added some code to this issue, to use SES.
No, but why would you want that? Even if you enable billing, you still have all the free quotas.
I'm using Google's user api on Google App Engine for authentification. As nearly everyone have a Google Account and api is easy to implement, that solution is convenient.
The problem is, though, with user who do not have a Google Account (or have no idea what a Google Account is). Where the api provides a nice interface to log in/log out and redirect immediately and easily to the app, nothing is said to developers about potential new users.
So here are a couple of things worth noticing:
Google' new Google Account page (https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount) is pretty straightforward, but not convenient at all for new users of a GAE app: no mention of anything not Google (users who don't really know what authentification is won't have any clue of why they need to open an account with Google), dead end (won't lead anywhere in the end), ugly.
GAE Log In screen includes a link to the New Google Account page. This link is of the form:
https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?continue=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2F_ah%2Flogin%3Fcontinue%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fprofile%2F&service=ah<mpl=gm&sig=0aa0a000aa000a00000aa0000a000aa
(Where example.com is the return url provided to the API). Great! But the situation is in no way different than it was: still a dead end, still no mention of any non-Google app, still ugly).
So, I'm asking, is there any imaginative way to provide a nicer interface for new users? Have anyone have ideas of how to present the process to the new users (a video for how to create a new account? some kind of tutorial page? etc.)? Just trying to think outside of the technical box here...
Regarding the various authentication options you can check out the Java or Python docs on OpenID (http://openid.net/)
Basically this allows supporting authentication by different agents, which includes Google accounts or even your own GAE application's custom implementation.
Furthermore you can check out User Experience summary for Federated Login for more information regarding UX considerations and best practices - with user authentication.