In order to use oauth applications must specify the following properties: Mandatory: .identity - the oauth identity (e.g., service account email in Google Api's) .credential - the private key used to sign requests, in pem format oauth.endpoint - the endpoint to use for authentication (e.g., "http://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token" in Google Api's) oauth.audience - the "audience" of the token request (e.g., "http://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token" in Google Api's) Running the live test: mvn clean install -Plive\ -Dtest.oauth.identity=\ -Dtest.oauth.credential=\ -Dtest.oauth.endpoint=https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token\ -Dtest.jclouds.oauth.audience=https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token\ -Dtest.jclouds.oauth.scope=https://www.googleapis.com/auth/prediction