Quickstart: Finding and applying recommendations using the Recommendation Hub

Learn how to use the Recommendation Hub to find and apply recommendations.

Before you begin

For this quickstart, you need a Google Cloud project.

1. Go to the Google Cloud console.

2. Select a Google Cloud project or create a new one if you don't have one yet.

3. Ensure you have sufficient Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions to view the project's recommendations. If you don't have sufficient permission, you might not be able to view some recommendations and the recommendation hub might appear empty. Refer to the IAM guide for more information.

Note: If you are starting with a new project, you will not see any recommendations.

For information about changing the state of recommendations in the Google Cloud console, refer to the documentation for Recommendation Hub or for the appropriate recommender.

Finding recommendations in the Recommendation Hub

1. Navigate to your project's Home dashboard.

   Go to Recommendation Hub

2. Select the Recommendations tab.

   

Note: If your Recommendation Hub is empty, it could be because you have no active services that have Recommenders or that your services have not been in use long enough to generate Recommendations. See the Recommenders documentation page to get a full list of services with Recommendations available.

Applying Recommendations in the Recommendation Hub

1. Click view more on a recommendation card. Depending on the Recommendation type, you might see a panel open (see step 3) or a page with all the recommendations of that type listed.

   

2. Some recommendations have multiple categories that you can view by clicking on the category name in the navigation.

   

3. Click on the name of a recommendation in the Recommendation column to view the detail panel.

   

4. Apply or dismiss recommendations that you have permission to using the apply button. Some recommendations might not be directly applicable in the detail panel or page. Follow the instructions listed on the detail page to apply them.

Warning:

Before applying recommendations in the Google Cloud console or using the API, ensure that impacts are assessed by a reviewer. The reviewer should have the knowledge to assess impacts identified in recommendations, as well as impacts specific to your infrastructure and business. Applying recommendations without proper assessment could result in unexpected changes, such as issues with system performance, poor reliability, or loss of required permissions. If you choose to apply recommendations without human review, ensure that you have set up a rollback process before making any changes.

Other ways to apply recommendations

You can also find and apply recommendations in service pages. Use the following quickstart guide to learn how.

• Finding and applying recommendations in context

You can also batch process recommendations using the gCloud command line or REST API. Use the following guide to learn how.

• Using the API - Recommendations

What's next

• Finding and applying recommendations in context
• Enabling the API
• Using the API
• Export recommendations to BigQuery