How to find your Google Cloud Private Key

1. Go to the Google Cloud Platform Console home page - https://console.cloud.google.com/

2. Expand the menu by Google Cloud Platform, and click IAM & Admin.

3. Click ‘Service accounts’.

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4. Choose an existing service account from the list or create one.

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If the button is not visible, create a project first in order to 'Create Service Account’.

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5. Create the service account by entering the name, ID, and description at the ‘Create Service Account’ process. Then grant the access and create the account.

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6. Click on Email of the service account.

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7. To access the keys, click on the 'KEYS' tab. Click the "Add Key" dropdown and then select 'Create New Key'.

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8. Choose JSON as the key type.

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9. The service account key JSON file is automatically downloaded to your local machine.

10. Copy "private_key" from the downloaded JSON file & Paste it to Data Collector delivery settings.

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