gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create - create a private key for a service account
gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create OUTPUT-FILE --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT [--key-file-type=KEY_FILE_TYPE; default="json"] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]
(ALPHA) If the service account does not exist, this command returns a PERMISSION_DENIED error.
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 key.json \ --iam-account=my-iam-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com
- 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.
- --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT
The service account for which to create a key.
To list all service accounts in the project, run:
$ gcloud iam service-accounts list
- --key-file-type=KEY_FILE_TYPE; default="json"
The type of key to create. KEY_FILE_TYPE must be one of: json, p12.
These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.
Run $ gcloud help for details.
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 might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available:
$ gcloud iam service-accounts keys create
$ gcloud beta iam service-accounts keys create