.TH "GCLOUD_IAM_SERVICE\-ACCOUNTS_CREATE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud iam service\-accounts create \- create a service account for a project



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud iam service\-accounts create\fR \fINAME\fR [\fB\-\-description\fR=\fIDESCRIPTION\fR] [\fB\-\-display\-name\fR=\fIDISPLAY_NAME\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

This command creates a service account with the provided name. For subsequent
commands regarding service accounts, this service account should be referred to
by the email account in the response.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To create a service account for your project, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud iam service\-accounts create some\-account\-name \e
    \-\-display\-name="My Service Account"
.RE

To work with this service account in subsequent IAM commands, use the email
resulting from this call as the IAM_ACCOUNT argument.



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fINAME\fR

The internal name of the new service account. Used to generate an IAM_ACCOUNT
(an IAM internal email address used as an identifier of service account), which
must be passed to subsequent commands.


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-description\fR=\fIDESCRIPTION\fR

A textual description for the account.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-display\-name\fR=\fIDISPLAY_NAME\fR

A textual name to display for the account.


.RE
.sp

.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-access\-token\-file, \-\-account,
\-\-billing\-project, \-\-configuration, \-\-flags\-file, \-\-flatten,
\-\-format, \-\-help, \-\-impersonate\-service\-account, \-\-log\-http,
\-\-project, \-\-quiet, \-\-trace\-token, \-\-user\-output\-enabled,
\-\-verbosity.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "NOTES"

These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha iam service\-accounts create
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta iam service\-accounts create
.RE