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Create a BigQuery client using application default credentials.
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If you don't specify credentials when constructing a client, the\n // client library will look for credentials in the environment, such as the\n // GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable.\n BigQuery bigquery = BigQueryOptions.getDefaultInstance().getService();\n\n // Use the client.\n System.out.println(\"Datasets:\");\n for (Dataset dataset : bigquery.listDatasets().iterateAll()) {\n System.out.printf(\"%s%n\", dataset.getDatasetId().getDataset());\n }\n }\n\n### Node.js\n\n\nBefore trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the\n[BigQuery quickstart using\nclient libraries](/bigquery/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-client-libraries).\n\n\nFor more information, see the\n[BigQuery Node.js API\nreference documentation](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/bigquery/latest/index.html).\n\n\nTo authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials.\nFor more information, see\n\n[Set up authentication for client libraries](/bigquery/docs/authentication#client-libs).\n\n // Import the Google Cloud client library using default credentials\n const {BigQuery} = require('https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery/latest/overview.html');\n const bigquery = new https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/bigquery/latest/bigquery/bigquery.html();\n\n### PHP\n\n\nBefore trying this sample, follow the PHP setup instructions in the\n[BigQuery quickstart using\nclient libraries](/bigquery/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-client-libraries).\n\n\nFor more information, see the\n[BigQuery PHP API\nreference documentation](/php/docs/reference/cloud-bigquery/latest/BigQueryClient).\n\n\nTo authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials.\nFor more information, see\n\n[Set up authentication for client libraries](/bigquery/docs/authentication#client-libs).\n\n use Google\\Cloud\\BigQuery\\BigQueryClient;\n\n /** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */\n //$projectId = 'The Google project ID';\n\n $bigQuery = new BigQueryClient([\n 'projectId' =\u003e $projectId,\n ]);\n\n### Python\n\n\nBefore trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the\n[BigQuery quickstart using\nclient libraries](/bigquery/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-client-libraries).\n\n\nFor more information, see the\n[BigQuery Python API\nreference documentation](/python/docs/reference/bigquery/latest).\n\n\nTo authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials.\nFor more information, see\n\n[Set up authentication for client libraries](/bigquery/docs/authentication#client-libs).\n\n from google.cloud import https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquery/latest/\n\n # If you don't specify credentials when constructing the client, the\n # client library will look for credentials in the environment.\n client = https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquery/latest/.https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/bigquery/latest/google.cloud.bigquery.client.Client.html()\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n\nTo search and filter code samples for other Google Cloud products, see the\n[Google Cloud sample browser](/docs/samples?product=bigquery)."]]
