Create a 1st gen Cloud Function by using the Google Cloud CLI

This page shows you how to create and deploy a 1st gen Cloud Function using the Google Cloud CLI.

Before you begin

  1. Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to Google Cloud, create an account to evaluate how our products perform in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.
  2. In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

    Go to project selector

  3. Make sure that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.

  4. Enable the Cloud Functions and Cloud Build APIs.

    Enable the APIs

  5. In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

    Go to project selector

  6. Make sure that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.

  7. Enable the Cloud Functions and Cloud Build APIs.

    Enable the APIs

  8. Install and initialize the gcloud CLI.
  9. Update gcloud components:
    gcloud components update
  10. Need a command prompt? You can use the Google Cloud Shell. The Google Cloud Shell is a command line environment that already includes the Google Cloud CLI, so you don't need to install it. The Google Cloud CLI also comes preinstalled on Google Compute Engine Virtual Machines.

  11. Prepare your development environment.

Get the sample code

  1. Clone the sample repository to your local machine:

    Node.js

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

    Python

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

    Go

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

    Java

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

    C#

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/dotnet-docs-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

    Ruby

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/ruby-docs-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

    PHP

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/php-docs-samples.git

    Alternatively, you can download the sample as a zip file and extract it.

  2. Change to the directory that contains the Cloud Functions sample code:

    Node.js

    cd nodejs-docs-samples/functions/helloworld/

    Python

    cd python-docs-samples/functions/helloworld/

    Go

    cd golang-samples/functions/helloworld/

    Java

    cd java-docs-samples/functions/helloworld/helloworld/

    C#

    cd dotnet-docs-samples/functions/helloworld/HelloWorld/

    Ruby

    cd ruby-docs-samples/functions/helloworld/get/

    PHP

    cd php-docs-samples/functions/helloworld_get/

  3. Take a look at the sample code:

    Node.js

    const functions = require('@google-cloud/functions-framework');
    
    // Register an HTTP function with the Functions Framework that will be executed
    // when you make an HTTP request to the deployed function's endpoint.
    functions.http('helloGET', (req, res) => {
      res.send('Hello World!');
    });

    Python

    import functions_framework
    @functions_framework.http
    def hello_get(request):
        """HTTP Cloud Function.
        Args:
            request (flask.Request): The request object.
            <https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/api/#incoming-request-data>
        Returns:
            The response text, or any set of values that can be turned into a
            Response object using `make_response`
            <https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/api/#flask.make_response>.
        Note:
            For more information on how Flask integrates with Cloud
            Functions, see the `Writing HTTP functions` page.
            <https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/writing/http#http_frameworks>
        """
        return "Hello World!"
    
    

    Go

    
    // Package helloworld provides a set of Cloud Functions samples.
    package helloworld
    
    import (
    	"fmt"
    	"net/http"
    )
    
    // HelloGet is an HTTP Cloud Function.
    func HelloGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    	fmt.Fprint(w, "Hello, World!")
    }
    

    Java

    
    package functions;
    
    import com.google.cloud.functions.HttpFunction;
    import com.google.cloud.functions.HttpRequest;
    import com.google.cloud.functions.HttpResponse;
    import java.io.BufferedWriter;
    import java.io.IOException;
    
    public class HelloWorld implements HttpFunction {
      // Simple function to return "Hello World"
      @Override
      public void service(HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response)
          throws IOException {
        BufferedWriter writer = response.getWriter();
        writer.write("Hello World!");
      }
    }

    C#

    using Google.Cloud.Functions.Framework;
    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    
    namespace HelloWorld;
    
    public class Function : IHttpFunction
    {
        public async Task HandleAsync(HttpContext context)
        {
            await context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello World!");
        }
    }

    Ruby

    require "functions_framework"
    
    FunctionsFramework.http "hello_get" do |_request|
      # The request parameter is a Rack::Request object.
      # See https://www.rubydoc.info/gems/rack/Rack/Request
    
      # Return the response body as a string.
      # You can also return a Rack::Response object, a Rack response array, or
      # a hash which will be JSON-encoded into a response.
      "Hello World!"
    end

    PHP

    
    use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
    
    function helloGet(ServerRequestInterface $request): string
    {
        return 'Hello, World!' . PHP_EOL;
    }
    

Deploy a function

To deploy the function with an HTTP trigger, run the following command in the directory containing your function:

Node.js

gcloud functions deploy helloGET \
--runtime nodejs20 --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported Node.js version to run your function.

Python

gcloud functions deploy hello_get \
--runtime python312 --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported Python version to run your function.

Go

gcloud functions deploy HelloGet \
--runtime go121 --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported Go version to run your function.

Java

gcloud functions deploy java-helloworld \
--entry-point functions.HelloWorld \
--runtime java17 \
--memory 512MB --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported Java version to run your function.

C#

gcloud functions deploy csharp-helloworld \
--entry-point HelloWorld.Function \
--runtime dotnet6 --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported .NET version to run your function.

Ruby

gcloud functions deploy hello_get --runtime ruby32 --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported Ruby version to run your function.

PHP

 gcloud functions deploy helloGet --runtime php82 --trigger-http

Use the --runtime flag to specify the runtime ID of a supported PHP version to run your function.

You can optionally use the --allow-unauthenticated flag to reach the function without authentication. This is useful for testing, but we don't recommend using this setting in production unless you are creating a public API or website. Further, it might not work for you, depending on your corporate policy settings. See Authenticating for invocation for details on how to invoke a function that requires authentication.

Test the function

  1. When the function finishes deploying, take note of the httpsTrigger's url property or find it using the following command:

    Node.js

    gcloud functions describe helloGET

    Python

    gcloud functions describe hello_get

    Go

    gcloud functions describe HelloGet

    Java

    gcloud functions describe java-helloworld

    C#

    gcloud functions describe csharp-helloworld

    Ruby

    gcloud functions describe hello_get

    PHP

    gcloud functions describe helloGet

    It should look like this:

    Node.js

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/helloGET

    Python

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/hello_get

    Go

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/HelloGet

    Java

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/java-helloworld

    C#

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/csharp-helloworld

    Ruby

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/hello_get

    PHP

    https://GCP_REGION-PROJECT_ID.cloudfunctions.net/helloGet

  2. Visit this URL in your browser. You should see a Hello World! message.

Delete the function

To delete the function, run the following command:

Node.js

gcloud functions delete helloGET 

Python

gcloud functions delete hello_get 

Go

gcloud functions delete HelloGet 

Java

gcloud functions delete java-helloworld 

C#

gcloud functions delete csharp-helloworld 

Ruby

gcloud functions delete hello_get 

PHP

gcloud functions delete helloGet 

What's next

See the relevant Your First Function guide for the runtime of your choice to learn how to set up your development environment, create a new function from scratch, specify dependencies, deploy your function, test your function, and view logs. Note that these guides are for Cloud Functions (1st gen) only: