gcloud_alpha_iam_service-accounts_keys_create (1)

NAME

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

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) Create a private key for a service account.

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.

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: --account, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity. Run $ gcloud help for details.

EXAMPLES

To create a new private key for a service account, and save a copy of it locally, run:

$ gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create \
    --iam-account my-iam-account@somedomain.com key.json

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 may change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the right project, you will have to apply for early access and have your projects registered on the API whitelist to use it. To do so, contact Support at cloud.google.com/support These variants are also available:

$ gcloud iam service-accounts keys create $ gcloud beta iam service-accounts keys create