Code snippet for creating a Service Account Credential for Service Account Authentication with Google Analytics Core Reporting API

GoogleAnalyticsServiceAccountCredentialAuth.cs

string[] scopes = new string[] { AnalyticsService.Scope.Analytics }; 

var keyPath = “<path>”;    
var serviceAccountEmail = “<email>”;

//Loading the Key file
var certificate = new X509Certificate2(keyPath, <privateKey>, X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet | X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);

var initializer = new ServiceAccountCredential.Initializer(serviceAccountEmail)
            {
                User = serviceAccountEmail,
                Scopes = scopes

            }.FromCertificate(certificate);

var credential = new ServiceAccountCredential(initializer);