Configure the Google API credentials for Cloud Discovery

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Create Google API credentials to allow Cloud Discovery to access the data on your Google account securely.

Before you begin

Ensure that the latest versions of the following applications are installed:

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns
Visibility Content
CMDB CI Class Models

Role required: discovery_admin

Procedure

Configure the GCP credentials either by importing a JSON file or by filing in the record manually.

Option	Actions
Import the JSON file	When receiving the email from GCP, download the JSON file. Navigate to Discovery > Credentials. Select New and then select Google API Credentials. Select Import JSON File Select Choose File and choose the JSON file you downloaded. Select Upload Credential Data.
Configure the credentials manually	Navigate to Discovery > Credentials. Select New and then select Google API Credentials. Select New. In the form, fill in the fields according to the form description. For description of the form fields, see Google API Credentials Form. Select Submit.

Option

Actions

Import the JSON file

When receiving the email from GCP, download the JSON file.
Navigate to Discovery > Credentials.
Select New and then select Google API Credentials.
Select Import JSON File
Select Choose File and choose the JSON file you downloaded.
Select Upload Credential Data.

Configure the credentials manually

Navigate to Discovery > Credentials.
Select New and then select Google API Credentials.
Select New.
In the form, fill in the fields according to the form description.

For description of the form fields, see Google API Credentials Form.

Select Submit.

**Parent Topic:**[Set up Google Cloud Platform service accounts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/set-up-gcp-service-accounts.md)

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---
title: Configure the Google API credentials for Cloud Discovery
description: Create Google API credentials to allow Cloud Discovery to access the data on your Google account securely.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Set up Google Cloud Platform service accounts, Set up a cloud service account, Access to cloud environments for ITOM products, IT Operations Management]
---

# Configure the Google API credentials for Cloud Discovery

Create Google API credentials to allow Cloud Discovery to access the data on your Google account securely.

## Before you begin

Ensure that the latest versions of the following applications are installed:

-   Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns
-   Visibility Content
-   CMDB CI Class Models

Role required: discovery\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Configure the GCP credentials either by importing a JSON file or by filing in the record manually.

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Option

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Actions

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**Import the JSON file**

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1.  When receiving the email from GCP, download the JSON file.
2.  Navigate to **Discovery** &gt; **Credentials**.
3.  Select **New** and then select **Google API Credentials**.
4.  Select **Import JSON File**
5.  Select **Choose File** and choose the JSON file you downloaded.
6.  Select **Upload Credential Data**.


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**Configure the credentials manually**

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1.  Navigate to **Discovery** &gt; **Credentials**.
2.  Select **New** and then select **Google API Credentials**.
3.  Select **New**.
4.  In the form, fill in the fields according to the form description.

For description of the form fields, see [Google API Credentials Form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/google-api-credentials-form.md).

5.  Select **Submit**.


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**Parent Topic:**[Set up Google Cloud Platform service accounts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/set-up-gcp-service-accounts.md)