---
title: "POST /create-auth-method-gcp"
method: POST
path: "/create-auth-method-gcp"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# POST /create-auth-method-gcp

`POST /create-auth-method-gcp`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.akeyless.io`
- URL: `https://api.akeyless.io/create-auth-method-gcp`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- CreateAuthMethodGCP: createAuthMethodGCP is a command that creates a new auth method that will be able to authenticate using GCP IAM Service Account credentials or GCE instance credentials. [Deprecated: Use auth-method-create-gcp command]
  - `access-expires` integer: Access expiration date in Unix timestamp (select 0 for access without expiry date)
  - `allowed-client-type` string[]: limit the auth method usage for specific client types [cli,ui,gateway-admin,sdk,mobile,extension]
  - `audience` string, required: The audience to verify in the JWT received by the client
  - `audit-logs-claims` string[]: Subclaims to include in audit logs, e.g "--audit-logs-claims email --audit-logs-claims username"
  - `bound-ips` string[]: A CIDR whitelist with the IPs that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-labels` string[]: A comma-separated list of GCP labels formatted as "key:value" strings that must be set on authorized GCE instances. TODO: Because GCP labels are not currently ACL'd ....
  - `bound-projects` string[]: === Human and Machine authentication section === Array of GCP project IDs. Only entities belonging to any of the provided projects can authenticate.
  - `bound-regions` string[]: List of regions that a GCE instance must belong to in order to be authenticated. TODO: If bound_instance_groups is provided, it is assumed to be a regional group and the group must belong to this region. If bound_zones are provided, this attribute is ignored.
  - `bound-service-accounts` string[]: List of service accounts the service account must be part of in order to be authenticated.
  - `bound-zones` string[]: === Machine authentication section === List of zones that a GCE instance must belong to in order to be authenticated. TODO: If bound_instance_groups is provided, it is assumed to be a zonal group and the group must belong to this zone.
  - `delete_protection` string: Protection from accidental deletion of this object [true/false]
  - `description` string: Auth Method description
  - `expiration-event-in` string[]: How many days before the expiration of the auth method would you like to be notified.
  - `force-sub-claims` boolean: if true: enforce role-association must include sub claims
  - `gw-bound-ips` string[]: A CIDR whitelist with the GW IPs that the access is restricted to
  - `json` boolean: Set output format to JSON
  - `jwt-ttl` integer: Jwt TTL
  - `name` string, required: Auth Method name
  - `product-type` string[]: Choose the relevant product type for the auth method [sm, sra, pm, dp, ca, ara]
  - `service-account-creds-data` string: ServiceAccount credentials data instead of giving a file path, base64 encoded
  - `token` string: Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `type` string, required: Type of the GCP Access Rules
  - `uid-token` string: The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication
  - `unique-identifier` string: A unique identifier (ID) value which is a "sub claim" name that contains details uniquely identifying that resource. This "sub claim" is used to distinguish between different identities.

## Response `200`

createAuthMethodGCPResponse wraps response body.

- CreateAuthMethodGCPOutput
  - `access_id` string

## Other responses

- `default`: errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

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