Create GCP service accounts

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-gcp-service-accounts.md

Create Google Cloud Platform (GCP) service accounts on the ServiceNow AI Platform to access your GCP account during GCP discovery.

Before you begin

Verify that Google API credentials have been created. For more information, see Configure the Google API credentials for Cloud Discovery.

Retrieve the project_id value from the JSON key file that is associated with the service account.

Role required: discovery_admin

Procedure

In the navigation filter, enter cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account.list.
Select New.
In the Discovery Credentials field, begin to enter the credential name and select it from the list.

On the form, fill in the remaining fields.

Field	Description
Name	A unique name for the GCP service account.
Account Id	GCP project ID.
Datacenter URL	URL of the datacenter, which should remain empty.
Datacenter Type	Type of the datacenter where the account is hosted, which should be Google Datacenter [cmdb_ci_google_datacenter].

Select Submit.

What to do next

Schedule a GCP cloud discovery. For more information, see Create a discovery schedule in Cloud Discovery Workspace.

Parent Topic:Set up Google Cloud Platform service accounts

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title: Create GCP service accounts
description: Create Google Cloud Platform \(GCP\) service accounts on the ServiceNow AI Platform to access your GCP account during GCP discovery.
locale: en-US
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release: brazil
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]
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# Create GCP service accounts

Create Google Cloud Platform \(GCP\) service accounts on the ServiceNow AI Platform to access your GCP account during GCP discovery.

## Before you begin

Verify that Google API credentials have been created. For more information, see [Configure the Google API credentials for Cloud Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/itom-create-google-api-credentials.md).

Retrieve the **project\_id** value from the JSON key file that is associated with the service account.

Role required: discovery\_admin

## Procedure

1.  In the navigation filter, enter `cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account.list`.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  In the **Discovery Credentials field**, begin to enter the credential name and select it from the list.

4.  On the form, fill in the remaining fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|A unique name for the GCP service account.|
    |Account Id|GCP project ID.|
    |Datacenter URL|URL of the datacenter, which should remain empty.|
    |Datacenter Type|Type of the datacenter where the account is hosted, which should be Google Datacenter \[cmdb\_ci\_google\_datacenter\].|

5.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

Schedule a GCP cloud discovery. For more information, see [Create a discovery schedule in Cloud Discovery Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/cloud-operations-disco-create-schedule.md).

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