---
title: "Validate Credentials for GCP"
method: POST
path: "/gcp/setup/credentials/validation"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Validate Credentials for GCP

`POST /gcp/setup/credentials/validation`

Validate the credentials for connecting a Spot account to an GCP Cloud account. The validation will test the credentials without actually set it. Please notice to run the set credentials request to perform the set account credentials.

## Parameters

- `#/paths/~1azure~1costs/get/parameters/0` — unresolved $ref

## Request body

- object
  - `serviceAccount` object — Set service account for credentials
    - `type` string — Valid values - service_account
    - `project_id` string — Name of project in GCP
    - `private_key_id` string — Private key ID of JSON key created during prerequisites stage
    - `private_key` string — Private key of JSON key created during prerequisites stage
    - `client_email` string — Email associated with service account
    - `client_id` string — Client ID of service account
    - `auth_uri` string — Authentication uri, Default - https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
    - `token_uri` string — Token uri, Default - https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
    - `auth_provider_x509_cert_url` string — Default - https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs
    - `client_x509_cert_url` string — Should be in following format - "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/"

## Response `200`

Validate Cloud Credentials for GCP Response

- object
  - `request` object — Original request properties
    - `id` string — Unique ID associated with this request
    - `url` string — The URL that was used for the request
    - `method` string — The HTTP **METHOD** used for the request
    - `timestamp` string — When the request was received by Spot
  - `response` object — Response package that includes, status, type and any relevant data.
    - `status` object
      - `code` integer — HTTP status code assigned to this response
      - `message` string — HTTP status message for the respective status code

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

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