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Connect to Google Cloud object storage

To use Google Cloud storage buckets as a data source for synthetic data, you need to create a Google Cloud connector.

If you want to keep generated synthetic data in a separate bucket, you need another Google Cloud connector that points to that bucket.

Prerequisites

To create a Google Cloud bucket connector, you need the contents of your Google Cloud key file and the name of the bucket where you keep your original data.

Download your Google Cloud storage key file

  1. In Google Cloud, open the main sidebar menu and select APIs & Services > Enabled APIs & services.
  2. From the sidebar, select Credentials.
  3. Click your service account.
  4. Select the KEYS tab.
  5. Click ADD KEY and select Create new key.
  6. In the prompt, select JSON and click Create.

Create a Google Cloud object storage connector

Create a new Google Cloud storage connector from the Connectors page.

Steps

  1. From the Connectors page, select Google Cloud Storage under the Connect your data header.
  2. On the New connector modal, configure the connector.
FieldDescription
NameEnter a name that you can distinguish from other connectors.
Access typeSelect whether you want to use the connector as a source or destination.
Key fileThe contents of your Google Cloud Storage key file.
  1. Click Save to save your new Google Cloud storage connector.
    • MOSTLY AI tests the connection. If you see an error, check the connection details, update them, and click Save again.

    • You can click Save anyway to save the connector and disregard any errors.

What’s next

Depending on whether you created a source or a destination connector, you can use the connector as: