gcloud auth list

NAME
gcloud auth list - lists credentialed accounts
SYNOPSIS
gcloud auth list[--filter-account=FILTER_ACCOUNT][--filter=EXPRESSION][--limit=LIMIT][--page-size=PAGE_SIZE][--sort-by=[FIELD,…]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Lists accounts whose credentials have been obtained usinggcloud init,gcloud auth login andgcloud authactivate-service-account, and shows which account is active. Theactive account is used by gcloud and other Google Cloud CLI tools to accessGoogle Cloud Platform. While there is no limit on the number of accounts withstored credentials, there is only one active account.
EXAMPLES
To set an existing account to be the current active account, run:
gcloudconfigsetcore/accountyour-email-account@gmail.com

If you don't have an existing account, create one using:

gcloudinit

To list the active account name:

gcloudauthlist--filter=status:ACTIVE--format="value(account)"

To list the inactive account names with prefixtest:

gcloudauthlist--filter="-status:ACTIVE account:test*"--format="value(account)"
FLAGS
--filter-account=FILTER_ACCOUNT
List only credentials for one account. Use--filter="account~PATTERN" to select accounts that matchPATTERN.
LIST COMMAND FLAGS
--filter=EXPRESSION
Apply a Boolean filterEXPRESSION to each resource itemto be listed. If the expression evaluatesTrue, then that item islisted. For more details and examples of filter expressions, run $gcloud topic filters. This flaginteracts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit.
--limit=LIMIT
Maximum number of resources to list. The default isunlimited. Thisflag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit.
--page-size=PAGE_SIZE
Some services group resource list output into pages. This flag specifies themaximum number of resources per page. The default is determined by the serviceif it supports paging, otherwise it isunlimited (no paging).Paging may be applied before or after--filter and--limit depending on the service.
--sort-by=[FIELD,…]
Comma-separated list of resource field key names to sort by. The default orderis ascending. Prefix a field with ``~´´ for descending order on thatfield. This flag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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.

NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphaauthlist
gcloudbetaauthlist

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.