gcloud auth print-access-token
If you already have a personal account logged in and want to temporarily act as a service account without managing key files, you can use . Authorize the gcloud CLI | Google Cloud SDK gcloud login with service account
To let my local environment act as this Service Account, I needed a key. gcloud auth print-access-token If you already have a
Treat this file like a nuclear launch code. It is the raw, unhashed identity of the service account. If I lost this, or emailed it to myself (heaven forbid), anyone could impersonate my pipeline. I moved it immediately to a secure, encrypted folder on my drive, far from the code repository. It is the raw, unhashed identity of the service account
: The local path to the JSON key file downloaded from the Google Cloud Console Service Accounts page . Alternative (Modern gcloud versions): gcloud auth login --cred-file=[KEY_FILE] Use code with caution.