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Download the Cloud SDK and follow the instructions for setting up as per your Operating System.
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Open a terminal window, type gcloud auth login and press the Enter key.
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In the internet browser window that opens for authorization, log in using the G Suite account listed under Access Details.
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After logging in, click Allow to let the Cloud SDK access this Google account.
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In the terminal window, type gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID replacing the PROJECT_ID with the actual project ID listed under Access Details. If you are asked to select compute region and zone, then choose the do not set default zone and do not set default region options.
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If you have an Editor’s account, then use the gsutil cp command to copy your file(s) from the location where you saved it to the path mentioned above in Path Details. For example, gsutil cp ~/Desktop/sample.json gs://bucket/path/.
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If you have a Viewer’s account, then use the gsutil ls command for the path mentioned for your dataset, to list the uploaded files. For example, gsutil ls gs://bucket/path/.
Note:We recommend that you use Python 3 with gsutil as we have observed pop-ups occurring when using tab completion for commands or pressing Enter to upload.
Last modified on February 26, 2026