- NAME
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- gcloud transfer authorize - authorize an account for all Transfer Service features
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud transfer authorize[--add-missing] [--creds-file=CREDS_FILE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Authorize a Google account for all Transfer Service features.
This command provides admin and owner rights for simplicity. If that's too much authority for your use case, see custom setups here: https://cloud.google.com/storage-transfer/docs/on-prem-set-up
- EXAMPLES
- To see what Transfer Service IAM roles the account logged into gcloud may be
missing, run:
gcloud transfer authorizeTo add the missing IAM roles, run:
gcloud transfer authorize --add-missingTo check a custom service account for missing roles, run:
gcloud transfer authorize --creds-file = path/to/service-account-key.json - FLAGS
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--add-missing - Add IAM roles necessary to use all Transfer Service features to the specified account. By default, this command just prints missing roles.
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--creds-file=CREDS_FILE - The path to the creds file for an account to authorize. The file should be in JSON format and contain a "type" and "client_email", which are automatically generated for most creds files downloaded from Google (e.g. service account tokens). If this flag is not present, the command authorizes the user currently logged into gcloud.
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- 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 helpfor details. - NOTES
- This variant is also available:
gcloud alpha transfer authorize
gcloud transfer authorize
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

