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title: "Set-VBRGoogleCloudAccount"
description: "This cmdlet allows you to modify Google Cloud credentials records. To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values."
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Set-VBRGoogleCloudAccount

## Short Description
Modifies Google Cloud credentials records.

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

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

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet allows you to modify Google Cloud credentials records.

::: note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

:::

## Parameters

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      <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 access 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>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">Account</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies Google Cloud credentials records that you want to modify.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRGoogleCloudAccount</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="add-vbrgooglecloudaccount.md"><code>Add-VBRGoogleCloudAccount</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRGoogleCloudAccount</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</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 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>False</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
### Setting up Google Cloud Account

This example shows how to modify a Google Cloud credentials record.

```
$creds = Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount -AccessKey "ABCDEFGHIGKLMNOP"
Set-VBRGoogleCloudAccount -Account $creds -SecretKey "vmdkfdvdvdvEIE"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount`](get-vbrgooglecloudaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `AccessKey` parameter value. Save the result to the `$creds` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBRGoogleCloudAccount` cmdlet. Set the `$creds` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `SecretKey` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount`](get-vbrgooglecloudaccount.md)