---
title: "Start Google login (redirect to consent)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/auth/google/start"
tags: ["v2 Auth"]
---

# Start Google login (redirect to consent)

`GET /api/v2/auth/google/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://pdf2md.dev`
- URL: `https://pdf2md.dev/api/v2/auth/google/start`
- Auth: none required

Browser navigation. Optional `ticket` (from /account/link/start) associates the device with the flow for linking.

## Query parameters

- `ticket` string

## Other responses

- `302`: Redirect to Google OAuth consent
- `400`: Expired/invalid ticket
- `503`: OAuth not configured (no credentials) — v1 works as before

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pdf2md/apis/pdf-to-markdown-api-facade.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pdf2md/apis/pdf-to-markdown-api-facade/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/pdf2md/apis/pdf-to-markdown-api-facade/revisions/4636782fb8b6?raw)