gcloud alpha zone-management service-accounts create

NAME
gcloud alpha zone-management service-accounts create - create service account
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha zone-management service-accounts create(SERVICE_ACCOUNT :--location=LOCATION)--zone=ZONE[--async][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Creates a service account.
EXAMPLES
To create a service account calledtest-service-account in projecttest-project and locationus-central1, run:
gcloudalphazone-managementservice-accountscreatetest-service-account--location=us-central1--project=test-project--zone=us-central1-edge-zone1
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Service Account resource - Service Account to create. The arguments in thisgroup can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Someattributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentservice_account on the command line with afully specified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

SERVICE_ACCOUNT
ID of the Service Account or fully qualified identifier for the Service Account.

To set theservice_account attribute:

  • provide the argumentservice_account on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--location=LOCATION
The location name.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentservice_account on the command line with afully specified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--zone=ZONE
Zone name.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
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.

API REFERENCE
This command uses theedgecontainer/v1alpha API. The fulldocumentation for this API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/edge-cloud
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.

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Last updated 2025-07-15 UTC.