ToolJet/docs/versioned_docs/version-3.16.0-LTS/data-sources/gcs.md

---
id: gcs
title: Google Cloud Storage
---

ToolJet can connect to GCS buckets and perform various operation on them.

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## Connection

To establish a connection with the Google Cloud Storage data source, you can either click on the **+ Add new Data source** button located on the query panel or navigate to the **[Data Sources](/docs/data-sources/overview)** page through the ToolJet dashboard.

ToolJet requires the following to connect to a GCS datasource:

- **JSON Private Key**

You can follow the [google documentation](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started) to get started.

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/gcs-connect-v2.png"  alt="gcs connection" />

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## Querying GCS

1. Click on **+ Add** button of the query manager at the bottom panel of the editor.
2. Select the **GCS** datasource added in previous step.
3. Select the Operation.
4. Click on the **Preview** button to preview the output or Click on the **Run** button to create and trigger the query.

:::tip
Query results can be transformed using transformations. Read our transformations documentation to see how: [link](/docs/app-builder/custom-code/transform-data)
:::

#### Supported operations

- **[Read file](#read-file)**
- **[Upload file](#uplodad-file)**
- **[List buckets](#list-buckets)**
- **[List files in a bucket](#list-files-in-a-bucket)**
- **[Signed url for download](#signed-url-for-download)**
- **[Signed url for upload](#signed-url-for-upload)**

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/listops.png" alt="gcs list of operations" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

### Read File

Reads the content of a file from GCS.

#### Required Parameter

- **Bucket**
- **File Name**

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/read-query.png" alt="gcs read query" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

### Uplodad File

Uploads a file to GCS.

#### Required Parameter

- **Bucket**
- **File name**
- **Upload data**

#### Optional Parameter

- **Content Type**
- **Encoding**

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/upload-query.png" alt="gcs upload query" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

#### Example:

```yaml
{
    'name' : 'Shruthi Jotsna'
}
```

### List Buckets

Retrieves a list of available buckets.

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/list-bucket-query.png" alt="gcs list query" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

### List Files in a Bucket

Lists files within a specific GCS bucket.

#### Required Parameter

- **Bucket**

#### Optional Parameter

- **Prefix**

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/list-files-query.png" alt="gcs list query" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

### Signed URL for Download

Generates a signed URL for downloading a file.

#### Required Parameter

- **Bucket**
- **File Name**

#### Optional Parameter

- **Expires in**

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/signed-download-query.png" alt="gcs url download query" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

### Signed URL for Upload

Generates a signed URL for uploading a file.

#### Required Parameter

- **Bucket**
- **File name**

#### Optional Parameter

- **Expires in**
- **Content Type**

<img className="screenshot-full img-full" src="/img/datasource-reference/gcs/signed-upload-query.png" alt="gcs url upload query" style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} />

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