---
title: "Add-VBRGoogleCloudAccount"
description: "Creates Google Cloud credentials records. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet creates the credentials records to access the Google Cloud service."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrgooglecloudaccount.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Cloud Credentials > Google Cloud Accounts > Managing Google Cloud Accounts > Add-VBRGoogleCloudAccount"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRGoogleCloudAccount

## Short Description
Creates Google Cloud credentials records.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRGoogleCloudAccount -AccessKey <String> -SecretKey <String> [-Description <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the credentials records to access the Google Cloud service.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">AccessKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an access key. The cmdlet will use this key to add Google Cloud credentials records to Veeam Backup & Replication.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description for Google Cloud credentials records.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SecretKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a secret key. The cmdlet will use this secret key to add the Google Cloud credentials records to Veeam Backup & Replication.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRGoogleCloudAccount` object that contains the credentials records to access the Google Cloud service.

## Examples

::: example
### Creating Google Cloud Account

This command creates a Google Cloud credentials record.

```
Add-VBRGoogleCloudAccount -AccessKey "XXXXXXXXXXXXX" -SecretKey "XXXXXXXXXXXX" -Description "Google Cloud Administrator"
```

:::