invalid_grant

Google refresh tokens for apps in 'Testing' expire after 7 days · id PC-023 · checked_on 2026-10-31 · license CC-BY-4.0

Error strings

Situation

An agent uses a Google OAuth client whose consent screen has publishing status Testing.

Symptom

It works for a week, then token refresh fails with invalid_grant.

Cause

For an external user type in Testing status, Google issues refresh tokens that expire in 7 days (unless only basic profile scopes are requested).

Fix

Move the consent screen to production, or plan for a re-authorization every 7 days.

Snippet

# check publishing status of the OAuth consent screen: Testing vs In production

Verify

After moving to production and re-authorizing, the new refresh token keeps working beyond 7 days.

Source

https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2

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