Guide For Creating a Google Cloud Platform Console
Before proceeding with the backup or migration process, you need to create a Google Cloud Console project if your source platform is G Suite. Here are the simple steps to create a project in Google Cloud Console:
Search for gcp console on Google and click on the first result, which should say Google Cloud - Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Click on the Console button at the top-left corner.
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Open an existing project or create a new one.
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In the pop-up window, click the New Project button.
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Enter the new project name and organization, then click the Create button.
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You will see a message indicating that the new project has been created successfully.
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Click on the newly created project, and you will see a checked mark. Click Cancel.
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Go to the menu (the three horizontal lines).
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Select APIs and Services from the drop-down menu.
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Choose Credentials from the list.
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In the new wizard, click Create Credentials.
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Select Service account from the drop-down list.
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Enter the service account details, including the name, ID, and description.
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Click on the CREATE AND CONTINUE button.
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Assign a role to the service account.
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You can select a specific role, for example, Owner.
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Click on the Continue button.
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Grant users access to this service account (optional).
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Click the edit icon to appear on the newly created project.
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Copy and save the service account ID (Email) and Unique ID at any desired location for future use.
Adding Scopes at the Domain Level. Follow the Steps Below:
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Search for google.admin.console on Google and click on the first result, which should say Google Workspace Admin.
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Click on the Admin console button.
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Login to your admin account by entering your account password and clicking Next.
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Search for Security and click on it.
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In the Security section, click on the API controls option.
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Go to the Domain-wide delegation section and click the MANAGE DOMAIN-WIDE DELEGATION option.
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Click on the Add New option.
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In the pop-up tab, enter the client ID saved earlier.
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Add the different scopes mentioned in the list above and click the AUTHORIZE button.
- https://mail.google.com/
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.userschema.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.rolemanagement.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/keep
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.body
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.body.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.responses.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions.create
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces.create
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.spaces
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.memberships
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.memberships.app
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.delete
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.create
- https://apps-apis.google.com/a/feeds/groups/
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.group.readonly
- https://mail.google.com
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/directory.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/profile.agerange.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/profile.emails.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/profile.language.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/user.emails.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/user.gender.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/user.organization.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/user.phonenumbers.read
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
Enable APIs in Google Cloud Console
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Search for gcp on Google and click on the first result, which should say "Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Tools and Modern Applications
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In the opening dashboard, click on the Console option.
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Go to the menu (the three horizontal lines).
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Choose APIs and Services >> Enabled APIs and services.
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Click on the ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES option.
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In the search box, open and Enable each library as given below:-
- Admin SDK API
- Google Drive API
- Gmail API
- Google Calendar API
- Google People API
- Contacts API
- Google Slides API
- Google Sheets API
- Google Docs API
- Google Forms API
- Google Keep API
Steps to Open and Enable Admin SDK API
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Navigate to the Admin SDK API and click on it.
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Click the ENABLE button to enable the Admin SDK API.
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Repeat the previous steps for any other APIs you need to enable.
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Click on the Credentials option in the menu (represented by three horizontal lines).
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Click on the edit icon.
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Select the KEYS section.
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Click on the ADD KEY button.
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Choose Create new key from the options.
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In the pop-up window, select P12 as the key type and click on the CREATE button.
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Close the pop-up window by clicking CLOSE.