---
title: "Create GCP scan options"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/agentless_scanning/accounts/gcp"
tags: ["Agentless Scanning"]
---

# Create GCP scan options

`POST /api/v2/agentless_scanning/accounts/gcp`

Activate Agentless scan options for a GCP project.

## Request body

- GcpScanOptions — Response object containing GCP scan options for a single project.
  - `data` GcpScanOptionsData — Single GCP scan options entry.
    - `attributes` GcpScanOptionsDataAttributes — Attributes for GCP scan options configuration.
      - `compliance_host` boolean — Indicates whether host compliance scanning is enabled.
      - `vuln_containers_os` boolean — Indicates if scanning for vulnerabilities in containers is enabled.
      - `vuln_host_os` boolean — Indicates if scanning for vulnerabilities in hosts is enabled.
    - `id` string, required — The GCP project ID.
    - `type` 'gcp_scan_options', required — GCP scan options resource type.

## Response `201`

Agentless scan options enabled successfully.

- GcpScanOptions — Response object containing GCP scan options for a single project.
  - `data` GcpScanOptionsData — Single GCP scan options entry.
    - `attributes` GcpScanOptionsDataAttributes — Attributes for GCP scan options configuration.
      - `compliance_host` boolean — Indicates whether host compliance scanning is enabled.
      - `vuln_containers_os` boolean — Indicates if scanning for vulnerabilities in containers is enabled.
      - `vuln_host_os` boolean — Indicates if scanning for vulnerabilities in hosts is enabled.
    - `id` string, required — The GCP project ID.
    - `type` 'gcp_scan_options', required — GCP scan options resource type.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Not Authorized
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Too many requests

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