A number of environment variables can be used to configure the behavior of the library. There are also functions to configure this behavior in code. The environment variables are convenient when troubleshooting problems.
Endpoint Overrides
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_CATALOG_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...overrides theEndpointOption(which defaults to "dataplex.googleapis.com") used byMakeCatalogServiceConnection().
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_CONTENT_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...overrides theEndpointOption(which defaults to "dataplex.googleapis.com") used byMakeContentServiceConnection().
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DATAPLEX_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...overrides theEndpointOption(which defaults to "dataplex.googleapis.com") used byMakeDataplexServiceConnection().
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DATA_SCAN_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...overrides theEndpointOption(which defaults to "dataplex.googleapis.com") used byMakeDataScanServiceConnection().
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DATA_TAXONOMY_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...overrides theEndpointOption(which defaults to "dataplex.googleapis.com") used byMakeDataTaxonomyServiceConnection().
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_METADATA_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...overrides theEndpointOption(which defaults to "dataplex.googleapis.com") used byMakeMetadataServiceConnection().
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_TRACING=rpc: turns on tracing for most gRPC calls. The library injects an additional Stub decorator that prints each gRPC request and response. Unless you have configured your own logging backend, you should also setGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOGto produce any output on the program's console.
See Also
google::cloud::LoggingComponentsOptionGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_TRACING_OPTIONS=...: modifies the behavior of gRPC tracing, including whether messages will be output on multiple lines, or whether string/bytes fields will be truncated.
See Also
google::cloud::GrpcTracingOptionsOptionGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes: turns on logging in the library, basically the library always "logs" but the logging infrastructure has no backend to actually print anything until the application sets a backend or they set this environment variable.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis document provides version-specific documentation for the Dataplex C++ client library, ranging from version 2.11.0 to the latest release candidate 2.37.0-rc.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eSeveral environment variables, such as \u003ccode\u003eGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_CATALOG_SERVICE_ENDPOINT\u003c/code\u003e, can override the default endpoints for Dataplex services, including Catalog, Content, and Metadata Services.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe environment variable \u003ccode\u003eGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_TRACING=rpc\u003c/code\u003e enables gRPC call tracing, printing each request and response, and can be used in conjunction with \u003ccode\u003eGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG\u003c/code\u003e to display output.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eLogging can be activated using the \u003ccode\u003eGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes\u003c/code\u003e variable, which enables the library's logging infrastructure to print to the console.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe environment variable \u003ccode\u003eGOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=...\u003c/code\u003e is used for examples and integration tests, and does not affect the operation of the library.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["Version 2.26.0keyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.42.0-rc (latest)](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/latest/dataplex-env)\n- [2.41.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.41.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.40.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.40.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.39.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.39.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.38.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.38.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.37.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.37.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.36.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.36.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.35.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.35.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.34.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.34.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.33.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.33.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.32.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.32.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.31.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.31.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.30.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.30.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.29.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.29.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.28.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.28.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.27.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.27.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.26.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.26.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.25.1](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.25.1/dataplex-env)\n- [2.24.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.24.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.23.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.23.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.22.1](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.22.1/dataplex-env)\n- [2.21.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.21.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.20.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.20.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.19.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.19.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.18.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.18.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.17.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.17.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.16.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.16.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.15.1](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.15.1/dataplex-env)\n- [2.14.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.14.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.13.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.13.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.12.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.12.0/dataplex-env)\n- [2.11.0](/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/2.11.0/dataplex-env) \n\nEnvironment Variables\n=====================\n\nA number of environment variables can be used to configure the behavior of the library. There are also functions to configure this behavior in code. The environment variables are convenient when troubleshooting problems.\n\nEndpoint Overrides\n------------------\n\n- `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_CATALOG_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...` overrides the `EndpointOption` (which defaults to \"dataplex.googleapis.com\") used by `MakeCatalogServiceConnection()`.\n- `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_CONTENT_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...` overrides the `EndpointOption` (which defaults to \"dataplex.googleapis.com\") used by `MakeContentServiceConnection()`.\n- `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DATAPLEX_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...` overrides the `EndpointOption` (which defaults to \"dataplex.googleapis.com\") used by `MakeDataplexServiceConnection()`.\n- `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DATA_SCAN_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...` overrides the `EndpointOption` (which defaults to \"dataplex.googleapis.com\") used by `MakeDataScanServiceConnection()`.\n- `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DATA_TAXONOMY_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...` overrides the `EndpointOption` (which defaults to \"dataplex.googleapis.com\") used by `MakeDataTaxonomyServiceConnection()`.\n- `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_METADATA_SERVICE_ENDPOINT=...` overrides the `EndpointOption` (which defaults to \"dataplex.googleapis.com\") used by `MakeMetadataServiceConnection()`.\n\n###### See Also\n\n[`google::cloud::EndpointOption`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1EndpointOption.html)\n\nLogging\n-------\n\n`GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_TRACING=rpc`: turns on tracing for most gRPC calls. The library injects an additional Stub decorator that prints each gRPC request and response. Unless you have configured your own logging backend, you should also set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG` to produce any output on the program's console.\n\n###### See Also\n\n[`google::cloud::LoggingComponentsOption`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1LoggingComponentsOption.html)`GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_TRACING_OPTIONS=...`: modifies the behavior of gRPC tracing, including whether messages will be output on multiple lines, or whether string/bytes fields will be truncated.\n\n###### See Also\n\n[`google::cloud::GrpcTracingOptionsOption`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1GrpcTracingOptionsOption.html)`GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes`: turns on logging in the library, basically the library always \"logs\" but the logging infrastructure has no backend to actually print anything until the application sets a backend or they set this environment variable.\n\n###### See Also\n\n[`google::cloud::LogBackend`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1LogBackend.html)\n\n###### See Also\n\n[`google::cloud::LogSink`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1LogSink.html)\n\nSetting the Default Project\n---------------------------\n\n`GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=...`: is used in examples and integration tests to configure the GCP project. This has no effect in the library."]]
