Allocates IDs for the given keys, which is useful for referencing an entity before it is inserted.
HTTP request
POST https://datastore.googleapis.com/v1beta3/projects/{projectId}:allocateIds
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
projectId
|
Required. The ID of the project against which to make the request. |
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
| JSON representation |
|---|
{
"keys"
:
[
{
object (
|
| Fields | |
|---|---|
keys[]
|
Required. A list of keys with incomplete key paths for which to allocate IDs. No key may be reserved/read-only. |
Response body
The response for Datastore.AllocateIds
.
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
| JSON representation |
|---|
{
"keys"
:
[
{
object (
|
| Fields | |
|---|---|
keys[]
|
The keys specified in the request (in the same order), each with its key path completed with a newly allocated ID. |
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/datastore -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview .

