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# Google Cloud (GCP)

### Supported URL formats

Earthscale supports GCP URLs formatted like:

```
gs://{bucket_name}/{path_to_files_can_contain_glob_patterns}
```

Values in curly brackets are placeholders.

### Security

Earthscale uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) to securely access your cloud data using dedicated per-customer service accounts. This eliminates the need to share credentials while providing fine-grained access control over your cloud resources. It also lets you revoke access at any time if necessary.

### Granting Access

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To grant Earthscale access to a GCP bucket:

* Open [Earthscale](https://app.earthscale.ai/)
* Click on the user icon in the top-right corner of the left sidebar
* Click **"Cloud Access"**

Here you can see the GCP service account used to access your data, and copy a command to grant access to a bucket:

![](https://cdn.earthscale.ai/docs/assets/gcp_access.webp)

Just enter your bucket name in the input box and click the **"Copy"** ![](/files/3YrumH4Vs2InkWd5O4l1) button at the top-right corner.

### Use the Google Cloud Console

If you do not have access to the CLI, you can also grant access in the [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/).

* Copy your Earthscale GCP service account email from the cloud access dialog (see above). It should look like:

`earthscale-data-25adc84a@earthscale.iam.gserviceaccount.com`

![](https://cdn.earthscale.ai/docs/assets/gcp_access.webp)

* Navigate to the bucket you want to share in the Google Cloud Console
* Tab **"Permissions"**
* Tab **"View by principals"**
* Click **"Grant access"**

![](/files/LtpUha5AK4Fd7FmaVXbP)

* Enter the storage account email you copied before into the **"Principals"** field
* Add the **"Storage Object Viewer"** role

![](/files/aMJo6V1EP0RXiyklDuel)

## Creating a new bucket

If you'd prefer to grant Earthscale access to a brand new bucket, you can follow the [GCP guide](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/creating-buckets) to create one. Then, follow the instructions above to grant Earthscale access to that bucket.


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