---
title: "Create Google Cloud Usage Cost config"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/cost/gcp_uc_config"
tags: ["Cloud Cost Management"]
---

# Create Google Cloud Usage Cost config

`POST /api/v2/cost/gcp_uc_config`

Create a Cloud Cost Management account for an Google Cloud Usage Cost config.

## Request body

- GCPUsageCostConfigPostRequest — Google Cloud Usage Cost config post request.
  - `data` GCPUsageCostConfigPostData, required — Google Cloud Usage Cost config post data.
    - `attributes` GCPUsageCostConfigPostRequestAttributes — Attributes for Google Cloud Usage Cost config post request.
      - `billing_account_id` string, required — The Google Cloud account ID.
      - `bucket_name` string, required — The Google Cloud bucket name used to store the Usage Cost export.
      - `export_dataset_name` string, required — The export dataset name used for the Google Cloud Usage Cost report.
      - `export_prefix` string — The export prefix used for the Google Cloud Usage Cost report.
      - `export_project_name` string, required — The name of the Google Cloud Usage Cost report.
      - `service_account` string, required — The unique Google Cloud service account email.
    - `type` 'gcp_uc_config_post_request', required — Type of Google Cloud Usage Cost config post request.

## Response `200`

OK

- GCPUsageCostConfigResponse — Response of Google Cloud Usage Cost config.
  - `data` GCPUsageCostConfig — Google Cloud Usage Cost config.
    - `attributes` GCPUsageCostConfigAttributes, required — Attributes for a Google Cloud Usage Cost config.
      - `account_id` string, required — The Google Cloud account ID.
      - `bucket_name` string, required — The Google Cloud bucket name used to store the Usage Cost export.
      - `created_at` string — The timestamp when the Google Cloud Usage Cost config was created.
      - `dataset` string, required — The export dataset name used for the Google Cloud Usage Cost Report.
      - `error_messages` string[], nullable — The error messages for the Google Cloud Usage Cost config.
      - `export_prefix` string, required — The export prefix used for the Google Cloud Usage Cost Report.
      - `export_project_name` string, required — The name of the Google Cloud Usage Cost Report.
      - `months` integer — The number of months the report has been backfilled.
      - `project_id` string — The `project_id` of the Google Cloud Usage Cost report.
      - `service_account` string, required — The unique Google Cloud service account email.
      - `status` string, required — The status of the Google Cloud Usage Cost config.
      - `status_updated_at` string — The timestamp when the Google Cloud Usage Cost config status was updated.
      - `updated_at` string — The timestamp when the Google Cloud Usage Cost config status was updated.
    - `id` string — The ID of the Google Cloud Usage Cost config.
    - `type` 'gcp_uc_config', required — Type of Google Cloud Usage Cost config.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `429` — Too many requests

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