Many Google Cloud products and features launch as private Previews, available by invitation to a small set of customers for testing and feedback before becoming more broadly available. With the Early Access Center, invited customers can request access to selected Previews, and check the status of their request from the Cloud Console.
Before you begin
Use of the Early Access Center requires an organization. For more information about acquiring an organization resource, see Creating and managing organizations.
Required permissions
The permissions that you need to use Early Access Center vary depending on what you want to do.
Permissions to view Previews
To view previews you've been invited to, you need a role that includes the following permissions:
earlyaccesscenter.campaigns.getearlyaccesscenter.campaigns.listearlyaccesscenter.customerAllowlists.getearlyaccesscenter.customerAllowlists.list
To gain these permissions while following the principle of least
privilege, ask your administrator to grant you the Early Access Center Viewer role
(roles/earlyaccesscenter.viewer).
Alternatively, your administrator can grant you a different role with the required permissions, such as a custom role or a more permissive predefined role.
You will also need the resourcemanager.organizations.get permission to
select the appropriate organization. This can be granted with the
roles/resourcemanager.organizationViewer role.
Permissions to request access to Previews
To apply for access to previews, you need a role that includes the following permissions:
earlyaccesscenter.campaigns.enrollearlyaccesscenter.campaigns.getearlyaccesscenter.campaigns.listearlyaccesscenter.customerAllowlists.getearlyaccesscenter.customerAllowlists.list
To gain these permissions while following the principle of least
privilege, ask your administrator to grant you the Early Access Center Adminstrator role
(roles/earlyaccesscenter.admin).
Alternatively, your administrator can grant you a different role with the required permissions, such as a custom role or a more permissive predefined role.
You will also need the resourcemanager.organizations.get permission to
select the appropriate organization. This can be granted with the
roles/resourcemanager.organizationViewer.
If a Preview requires project-level enrollment, users will also need
resourcemanager.projects.get and resourcemanager.projects.list for
the projects they wish to enroll, which can be granted with the
roles/viewer role.
Alternately, all required organization and project permissions can be granted
with roles/browser.
Listing Previews
To list all Previews that your organization has been invited to, do the following:
In the Cloud Console, go to the Early Access Center page.
Make sure the name of your organization appears in the project selector at the top of the page. The project selector tells you what organization you are currently viewing previews for.
View the list of Previews that your organization has been invited to.
Requesting access
To request access to a specific Preview that your organization has been invited to, do the following:
In the Cloud Console, go to the Early Access Center page.
Make sure the name of your organization appears in the organization selector at the top of the page.
Click Request Access in the Access column.
Enter the requested information necessary to grant access to this Preview.
Click the Request Access button at the bottom of the page to submit your information.
The status of your request will be "Pending" on the main Early Access Center page, until access has been granted. When your request has been approved, the contact you specified will receive a welcome email, and the request status will be "Approved."
What's next
Try out the new features you've been given access to, and send feedback and suggestions!