Create Google API credentials

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title: Create Google API credentials
description: To access data securely on your provider account, the Discovery process must be present with appropriate credentials.
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release: australia
product: Cloud Cost Management
classification: cloud-cost-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Set up access to Google Cloud billing and usage data, Configure Cloud Cost Management for Google Cloud, Configure, Cloud Cost Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Create Google API credentials

To access data securely on your provider account, the Discovery process must be present with appropriate credentials.

## Before you begin

Role required: Insights admin \(sn\_clin\_core.insights\_admin\) or admin

## Procedure

1.  In Cloud Cost Management, navigate to **Cloud Cost Management Workspace** > **Operations** > **Administration** > **Credentials**.

2.  Select **Google API credentials**.

3.  Select **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Unique and descriptive name for the Google Cloud credentials.|
    |Active|Option to use the credential.|
    |Type|Provider name, GCP.|
    |Applies to|Indicates the MID Servers. If all, type All MID Servers.|
    |EMail|Billing service account email.|
    |Secret Key|Secret key that you generated on the Google Cloud Console. For more information, see [Set up and configure billing data export in Google Cloud](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/cloud-cost-management/create-gcp-service-account.md).|

5.  Select **Save**.


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