Google Cloud

Projects Commands

Create and manage Google Cloud projects. Configure billing, enable APIs, and organize resources with folders and organization policies.

7 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'gcloud services enable' to enable required APIs before using services.

Set up budget alerts to avoid unexpected charges.

Use folders to organize projects by team, environment, or application.

Common Mistakes

Project IDs are globally unique and cannot be changed after creation.

Deleted projects enter a 30-day recovery period before permanent deletion.

Commands

Link Billing Account

$ gcloud billing projects link <project-id> --billing-account=<billing-account-id>

Link a billing account to project

Create Project

$ gcloud projects create <project-id> --name="<Project Name>"

Create a new Google Cloud project

Delete Project

$ gcloud projects delete <project-id>

Schedule project for deletion

Describe Project

$ gcloud projects describe <project-id>

Get details of a project

List Projects

$ gcloud projects list

List all accessible projects

Enable API

$ gcloud services enable <api>.googleapis.com

Enable a Google Cloud API

List Enabled APIs

$ gcloud services list --enabled

Show enabled APIs in project