Method: dataSources.checkValidCreds

Full name: projects.locations.dataSources.checkValidCreds

Returns true if valid credentials exist for the given data source and requesting user.

HTTP request

POST https://bigquerydatatransfer.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/locations/*/dataSources/*}:checkValidCreds

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
name

string

Required. The name of the data source. If you are using the regionless method, the location must be US and the name should be in the following form:

  • projects/{projectId}/dataSources/{dataSourceId}

If you are using the regionalized method, the name should be in the following form:

  • projects/{projectId}/locations/{locationId}/dataSources/{dataSourceId}

Authorization requires the following IAM permission on the specified resource name:

  • bigquery.transfers.get

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of CheckValidCredsResponse.

Authorization scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see the Authentication Overview.