Retrieving your Google ID

About this task

Important: A Google ID is not the same as a Google user name or email address.

To find your Google ID to use with the Factory Reset Protection profile configuration:

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, navigate to https://developers.google.com/people/api/rest/v1/people/get.
    From the Google People API homepage: Reference > REST Resources > people > get.
  2. Under Try this API, enter the following values in the Request Parameter fields
    Request Parameter Field Value
    resourceName people/me
    personFields metadata,emailAddresses
    requestMask.includeField [Leave empty]
  3. Click Execute.
  4. Sign in with a Google account whose ID you want to use to access devices after a factory reset.
  5. Click Allow to provide the Google APIs Explorer with the permissions it is requesting.
  6. In the application/json section, find "id":1234XXXXXXXXXX.
    Google People API

    1234XXXXXXXXXX is the Google ID.

  7. Record the Google ID in a memorable location. Remember to indicate which Google account it's associated with.
  8. Repeat for every additional Google account that you want to add to the Factory Reset Protection profile configuration.