gcloud alpha transfer authorize

NAME
gcloud alpha transfer authorize - authorize an account for all Transfer Service features
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha transfer authorize[--add-missing][--creds-file=CREDS_FILE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Authorize a Google account for all Transfer Servicefeatures.

This command provides admin and owner rights for simplicity. If that's too muchauthority for your use case, see custom setups here:https://cloud.google.com/storage-transfer/docs/on-prem-set-up

EXAMPLES
To see what Transfer Service IAM roles the account logged into gcloud may bemissing, run:
gcloudalphatransferauthorize

To add the missing IAM roles, run:

gcloudalphatransferauthorize--add-missing

To check a custom service account for missing roles, run:

gcloudalphatransferauthorize--creds-file=path/to/service-account-key.json
FLAGS
--add-missing
Add IAM roles necessary to use all Transfer Service features to the specifiedaccount. By default, this command just prints missing roles.
--creds-file=CREDS_FILE
The path to the creds file for an account to authorize. The file should be inJSON format and contain a "type" and "client_email", which are automaticallygenerated for most creds files downloaded from Google (e.g. service accounttokens). If this flag is not present, the command authorizes the user currentlylogged into gcloud.
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
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloudtransferauthorize

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.