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# 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](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs).

## Step-by-Step Guide

![Source Connector Google Cloud Storage](https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/unstructured-53-kapa-ai/img/platform/Source-Google-Cloud.png)

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**

<Note>
  * `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](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/iam).
</Note>

4. **Additional Settings**

<Note>
  * 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.
</Note>

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.