Gmail page and asking me for username and password

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I tried OAuth code but it's redirecting me to Gmail page and asking me for username and password to generate the key.

But this is not what the code say. What I thought was if I provide my email it will revert back my Gmail details (inbox mails etc.)

Please help me with this as I want to try this out.

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It is Gmail that asks the user if he allows the application to access his mailbox. The application itself doesn't have access to the username nor the password.

What I thought was if I provide my email it will revert back my Gmail
details

OAuth was not designed for this purpose. It's a login mechanism, not password reset mechanism.

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