Google Cloud Storage

This page contains the information to ingest your data from Google Cloud Storage.

Prerequisites

• Google Cloud Storage Bucket URL

• Service Account Key for Google Cloud Storage

For more information, please refer to Google Cloud Storage documentation.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Access the Create Source Page. Navigate to the “Sources” section on the left sidebar and click the “New Source” button.

2. Select Source Type. Select Google Cloud Storage from the Type dropdown menu.

3. Configure Source Details to connect to Google Cloud Storage

• Name (required): Enter a unique name for the Google Cloud Storage source connector.

• Remote URL (required): Specify the gs:// URL pointing to your Google Cloud Storage bucket and path.

• Service Account Key (required): Enter the JSON content of a Google Service Account Key that has the necessary permissions to access the specified bucket.

  • Note: the Service Account Key must have the Storage Object Viewer role at minimum to ensure proper access permissions. Please refer to GCS IAM documentation.

4. Additional Settings

• Check Uncompress archives if the data to be ingested is compressed and requires uncompression.

• Check Recursive processing if you want the platform to ingest data recursively from sub-folders within the bucket.

5. Submit. After filling in the necessary information, click ‘Submit’ to create the Source Connector. The newly completed Google Cloud Storage connector will be listed on the Sources dashboard.