Create a Cloud Function by using the Google Cloud CLI

This page shows you how to create and deploy a 2nd 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, Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Run, and Logging APIs.

    Enable the APIs

  5. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
  6. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:

    gcloud init
  7. In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

    Go to project selector

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

  9. Enable the Cloud Functions, Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Run, and Logging APIs.

    Enable the APIs

  10. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
  11. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:

    gcloud init
  12. 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.

  13. 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/helloworldGet/

    Python

    cd python-docs-samples/functions/helloworld/

    Go

    cd golang-samples/functions/functionsv2/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"
    
    	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/functions-framework-go/functions"
    )
    
    func init() {
    	functions.HTTP("HelloGet", helloGet)
    }
    
    // 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;
    }
    

Deploying the function

To deploy the function with an HTTP trigger, run the following command in the directory that contains the sample code (or in the case of Java, the pom.xml file):

Node.js

gcloud functions deploy nodejs-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=nodejs20 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=helloGET \
--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 python-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=python312 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=hello_get \
--trigger-http

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

Go

gcloud functions deploy go-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=go121 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=HelloGet \
--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-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=java17 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=functions.HelloWorld \
--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-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=dotnet6 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=HelloWorld.Function \
--trigger-http

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

Ruby

gcloud functions deploy ruby-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=ruby32 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=hello_get \
--trigger-http

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

PHP

gcloud functions deploy php-http-function \
--gen2 \
--runtime=php82 \
--region=REGION \
--source=. \
--entry-point=helloGet \
--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.

Regions

You must supply a region when you deploy a 2nd gen function. See Locations for a list of available regions. Your gcloud CLI configuration has a default region associated with it, but you can use any supported region you like in the deploy command.

To see the default region associated with your gcloud CLI configuration, run:

gcloud config list

You can change your default region as follows:

gcloud config set functions/region REGION

Note that even if you are deploying your function to your default region, you still must include the region in your deploy command line.

Triggering the function

  1. When the function finishes deploying, take note of the uri property or find it using the following command:

    Node.js

    gcloud functions describe nodejs-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

    Python

    gcloud functions describe python-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

    Go

    gcloud functions describe go-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

    Java

    gcloud functions describe java-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

    C#

    gcloud functions describe csharp-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

    Ruby

    gcloud functions describe ruby-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

    PHP

    gcloud functions describe php-http-function --gen2 --region REGION --format="value(serviceConfig.uri)"

  2. After editing the following command to use your own URI, run it to see a Hello World! message:

    curl -m 70 -X POST URI \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-identity-token)" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{}'
    

Deleting the Cloud Function

To delete the Cloud Function you created in this tutorial, run the following command:

Node.js

gcloud functions delete nodejs-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

Python

gcloud functions delete python-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

Go

gcloud functions delete go-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

Java

gcloud functions delete java-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

C#

gcloud functions delete csharp-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

Ruby

gcloud functions delete ruby-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

PHP

gcloud functions delete php-http-function --gen2 --region REGION 

You can also delete Cloud Functions from the Google Cloud console.

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