{"id":"cloud-accounts.why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"custom-credentials","title":"Custom Google sign-in credentials"},"question":"Why does my Google account stop working every seven days?","alt_questions":["Google Drive sign-in expires weekly Storage Studio","Have to re-add Google account every week","Google refresh token expires after 7 days","Custom credentials sign-in keeps expiring","Publish App to stop Google sign-out"],"short_answer":"Your custom credentials' Google project is in testing mode, and Google expires those sign-ins after seven days. Publish the app on your project's consent screen, then add the account once more and it stays signed in.","answer_markdown":"Because the Google project behind your custom sign-in credentials is in testing mode. Google expires sign-ins made through testing-mode projects after seven days, so the account stops working until you add it again.\n\nTo stop it, open the consent screen of your Google Cloud project and click **Publish App**. You're not really publishing anything — nobody else can use your credentials — it just tells Google this isn't a temporary test. The in-app guide's last, optional step covers this. After publishing, remove the account in Storage Studio and add it once more.","answer_html":"

Because the Google project behind your custom sign-in credentials is in testing mode. Google expires sign-ins made through testing-mode projects after seven days, so the account stops working until you add it again.

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To stop it, open the consent screen of your Google Cloud project and click Publish App. You're not really publishing anything — nobody else can use your credentials — it just tells Google this isn't a temporary test. The in-app guide's last, optional step covers this. After publishing, remove the account in Storage Studio and add it once more.

","answer_text":"Because the Google project behind your custom sign-in credentials is in testing mode. Google expires sign-ins made through testing-mode projects after seven days, so the account stops working until you add it again.\n\nTo stop it, open the consent screen of your Google Cloud project and click Publish App. You're not really publishing anything — nobody else can use your credentials — it just tells Google this isn't a temporary test. The in-app guide's last, optional step covers this. After publishing, remove the account in Storage Studio and add it once more.","tags":["custom credentials","google drive","sign-in expiry"],"related":[{"id":"cloud-accounts.how-do-i-create-google-client-id-and-secret","question":"How do I create my own Google Client ID and Client Secret for Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-create-google-client-id-and-secret"},{"id":"cloud-accounts.do-cloud-accounts-stay-signed-in","question":"Do my cloud accounts stay signed in, or do I have to log in again?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/do-cloud-accounts-stay-signed-in"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Why does my Google account stop working every seven days? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Your custom credentials' Google project is in testing mode, and Google expires those sign-ins after seven days. Publish the app on your project's consent screen, then add the account once more and it stays signed in.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Cloud accounts","path":"/faq/cloud-accounts/"},{"name":"Why does my Google account stop working every seven days?","path":"/faq/cloud-accounts/why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does my Google account stop working every seven days?","alternateName":["Google Drive sign-in expires weekly Storage Studio","Have to re-add Google account every week","Google refresh token expires after 7 days","Custom credentials sign-in keeps expiring","Publish App to stop Google sign-out"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Because the Google project behind your custom sign-in credentials is in testing mode. Google expires sign-ins made through testing-mode projects after seven days, so the account stops working until you add it again.\n\nTo stop it, open the consent screen of your Google Cloud project and click Publish App. You're not really publishing anything — nobody else can use your credentials — it just tells Google this isn't a temporary test. The in-app guide's last, optional step covers this. After publishing, remove the account in Storage Studio and add it once more.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/why-does-my-google-account-need-re-adding-every-week"}}]},"fragment":"
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Why does my Google account stop working every seven days?

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Short answer: Your custom credentials' Google project is in testing mode, and Google expires those sign-ins after seven days. Publish the app on your project's consent screen, then add the account once more and it stays signed in.

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Because the Google project behind your custom sign-in credentials is in testing mode. Google expires sign-ins made through testing-mode projects after seven days, so the account stops working until you add it again.

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To stop it, open the consent screen of your Google Cloud project and click Publish App. You're not really publishing anything — nobody else can use your credentials — it just tells Google this isn't a temporary test. The in-app guide's last, optional step covers this. After publishing, remove the account in Storage Studio and add it once more.

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