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Manage Google Cloud Service Account Profiles

Currently, only the organizations with a working subscription to the Cloud Backup for IaaS +PaaS service can manage Google Cloud service account profiles to enable backup for Google VM instances.

To manage Google Cloud service account profiles, navigate to Management > Service account > Google Cloud service account. You can perform the following actions:

- **Create** – Click **Create**. Then, refer to [Create a Google Cloud Service Account Profile](#missing-link) for details. - **Edit** – Select a service account profile and click **Edit** on the ribbon. - **Delete** – Select one or more service account profiles and click **Delete**. A pop-up window appears asking for your confirmation. Click **Confirm** to confirm your deletion.

Create a Google Cloud Service Account Profile

To create a Google Cloud service account profile, navigate to Management > Service account > Google Cloud service account, click Create under the Google Cloud service account tab, and then configure the following settings:

  1. Profile name – Enter a name for the service account profile.

  2. Select service – Select your desired services from the drop-down list.

  3. Service account email – Enter the client email that is included in the JSON file downloaded from the Google Cloud Platform when you create keys for the service account.

  4. Private key – Enter the private key that is included in the JSON file downloaded from the Google Cloud Platform when you create keys for the service account.

  5. Project ID – Enter the project ID that is included in the JSON file downloaded from the Google Cloud Platform when you create keys for the service account.

*Note: For the Service account email, Private key, and Project ID values, refer to the instructions below to create the service account key and download the JSON file.

  1. Go to .

  2. Click Service Accounts and select the project where your service account has been created.

    ![Clicking "Service Accounts" and selecting the project.](/en/configuration-and-deployment/manage-service-accounts/images/image70.png "Clicking "Service Accounts" and selecting the project.")

  3. Click your service account, and then click the Keys tab.

  4. Click Add key, and then click Create new key from the drop-down menu.

    ![Clicking "Add key" and "Create new key".](/en/configuration-and-deployment/manage-service-accounts/images/image71.png "Clicking "Add key" and "Create new key".")

  5. Select the JSON key type and click Create.

  6. Open the downloaded file and find the Project ID, Project key, and Client email values.

    A sample of the downloaded JSON file containing service account key.