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Google Cloud Storage Component

Google Cloud Storage

Manage files in a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Storage bucket

Component key: google-cloud-storage

Description​

Google Cloud Storage is Google's cloud file/blob storage system. This component allows you to create, download, modify, list, and delete files stored in a Google Cloud Storage bucket.

Documentation for the Node.js client used in this component can be found at https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/storage/latest.

A common integration pattern involves listing files in a file store, and performing a series of actions on the array of files that are returned. See our looping over files quickstart for information about how to create a loop over an array of files.

Connections​

Google OAuth 2.0​

Google Cloud Storage Private Key​

The Google Cloud Storage component requires a username / private key pair for authentication. To create a GCP service account, follow directions on https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started.

Be sure to assign the user you just created with the correct permissions. To access Google Cloud Storage resources, you will need to assign either a resource specific permission, or the Cloud Storage Admin role. After creating a service account, you will have an option to create a key for the account. If you are not greeted with this option, click on the service account you just created, and navigate to the 'keys' section. Here you can click 'Add Key' This will generate a .json file with type, project_id, and a dozen other fields. Use these fields along with your GCP Project Id to create a new connection.

Data Sources​

Select Bucket​

Select a Google Cloud Storage bucket from a dropdown menu | key: selectBucket | type: picklist

Actions​

Copy Files​

Copy a file from one Google Cloud Storage bucket to another | key: copyFile

Create Bucket​

Create a new Bucket inside Google Cloud Storage | key: createBucket

Delete Bucket​

Delete an existing Bucket from the Google Cloud Storage | key: deleteBucket

Delete File​

Delete a file from a Google Cloud Storage bucket | key: deleteFile

Download File​

Download a file from Google Cloud Storage | key: downloadFile

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": {
    "type": "Buffer",
    "data": [
      70,
      105,
      108,
      101,
      32,
      67,
      111,
      110,
      116,
      101,
      110,
      116,
      115
    ]
  },
  "contentType": "text/plain"
}

Generate Presigned URL​

Generate a presigned URL to upload a file in Google Cloud Storage | key: generatePresignedUrl

Get Bucket​

Get the information and metadata of an existing Bucket from the Google Cloud Storage | key: getBucket

Get File​

Get the information and metadata of a file from Google Cloud Storage | key: getFile

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": {
    "type": "Buffer",
    "data": [
      70,
      105,
      108,
      101,
      32,
      67,
      111,
      110,
      116,
      101,
      110,
      116,
      115
    ]
  },
  "contentType": "text/plain"
}

List Buckets​

List buckets in a Google Cloud Storage bucket | key: listBuckets

List Files​

List files in a Google Cloud Storage bucket | key: listFilesV2

Output Example Payload​

{
  "data": {
    "files": [
      "path/to/foo.yaml",
      "path/to/bar.xml",
      "path/to/myfile.json"
    ],
    "pagination": {
      "pageToken": "bXkvbGFzdC9wcm9jZXNzZWQvZmlsZS50eHQ=",
      "maxResults": 1000,
      "prefix": "path/to/"
    }
  }
}

Move File​

Move a file from one Google Cloud Storage bucket to another | key: moveFile

Raw Request​

Send raw HTTP request to Google Cloud Storage | key: rawRequest

Save File​

Save a file to Google Cloud Storage | key: saveFile

note

File Contents can be a reference to a binary file (JavaScript Buffer) from a previous step. For example, if you have an HTTP Get action that pulls down a .png image, you can reference its step name to write the .png to Google Cloud Storage. Or, File Contents can be simple text, like 'Hello World'.