gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create

NAME

gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create - create a service account key

SYNOPSIS

gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create OUTPUT-FILE --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT [--key-file-type=KEY_FILE_TYPE; default="json"] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

DESCRIPTION

(ALPHA) If the service account does not exist, this command returns a PERMISSION_DENIED error.

EXAMPLES

To create a new service account key and save the private portion of the key locally, run:

gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create key.json --iam-account=[e-mail]

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

OUTPUT-FILE

The path where the resulting private key should be written. File system write permission will be checked on the specified path prior to the key creation.

REQUIRED FLAGS

--iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT

The service account for which to create a key.

To list all service accounts in the project, run:

gcloud iam service-accounts list

OPTIONAL FLAGS

--key-file-type=KEY_FILE_TYPE; default="json"

The type of key to create. KEY_FILE_TYPE must be one of: json, p12.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES

The option --key-file-type=p12 is available here only for legacy reasons; all new use cases are encouraged to use the default 'json' format.

This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available:

gcloud iam service-accounts keys create

gcloud beta iam service-accounts keys create