---
title: Create a Datadog GCP principal
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > GCP Integration
---

# Create a Datadog GCP principal{% #create-a-datadog-gcp-principal %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                           |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate |

### Overview

Create a Datadog GCP principal. This endpoint requires the `gcp_configuration_edit` permission.

### Request

#### Body Data 

Create a delegate service account within Datadog.

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| Field | Type | Description |
| ----- | ---- | ----------- |

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```json
{}
```

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### Response

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OK
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Your delegate service account response data.

| Parent field | Field                  | Type   | Description                                                  |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
|              | data                   | object | Datadog principal service account info.                      |
| data         | attributes             | object | Your delegate account attributes.                            |
| attributes   | delegate_account_email | string | Your organization's Datadog principal email address.         |
| data         | id                     | string | The ID of the delegate service account.                      |
| data         | type                   | enum   | The type of account. Allowed enum values: `gcp_sts_delegate` |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "delegate_account_email": "ddgci-1a19n28hb1a812221893@datadog-gci-sts-us5-prod.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
    },
    "id": "ddgci-1a19n28hb1a812221893@datadog-gci-sts-us5-prod.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
    "type": "gcp_sts_delegate"
  }
}
```

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Not Authorized
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Conflict
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Too many requests
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

##### 
                          \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/integration/gcp/sts_delegate" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{}
EOF 
                        
##### 

```go
// Create a Datadog GCP principal with empty body returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := new(interface{})
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewGCPIntegrationApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.MakeGCPSTSDelegate(ctx, *datadogV2.NewMakeGCPSTSDelegateOptionalParameters().WithBody(body))

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `GCPIntegrationApi.MakeGCPSTSDelegate`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `GCPIntegrationApi.MakeGCPSTSDelegate`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Create a Datadog GCP principal with empty body returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.GcpIntegrationApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.GcpIntegrationApi.MakeGCPSTSDelegateOptionalParameters;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.GCPSTSDelegateAccountResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    GcpIntegrationApi apiInstance = new GcpIntegrationApi(defaultClient);

    Object body = new Object();

    try {
      GCPSTSDelegateAccountResponse result =
          apiInstance.makeGCPSTSDelegate(new MakeGCPSTSDelegateOptionalParameters().body(body));
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling GcpIntegrationApi#makeGCPSTSDelegate");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```python
"""
Create a Datadog GCP principal with empty body returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.gcp_integration_api import GCPIntegrationApi

body = dict()

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = GCPIntegrationApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.make_gcpsts_delegate(body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Create a Datadog GCP principal with empty body returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::GCPIntegrationAPI.new

body = {}
opts = {
  body: body,
}
p api_instance.make_gcpsts_delegate(opts)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```rust
// Create a Datadog GCP principal with empty body returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_gcp_integration::GCPIntegrationAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_gcp_integration::MakeGCPSTSDelegateOptionalParams;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = BTreeMap::new();
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = GCPIntegrationAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .make_gcpsts_delegate(MakeGCPSTSDelegateOptionalParams::default().body(body))
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Create a Datadog GCP principal with empty body returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.GCPIntegrationApi(configuration);

const params: v2.GCPIntegrationApiMakeGCPSTSDelegateRequest = {
  body: {},
};

apiInstance
  .makeGCPSTSDelegate(params)
  .then((data: v2.GCPSTSDelegateAccountResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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