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title: "Google Cloud Storage"
slug: "google-cloud-storage-source"
updated: 2025-06-04T11:28:16Z
published: 2025-06-04T11:28:16Z
canonical: "bobsled.com/google-cloud-storage-source"
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# Google Cloud Storage

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**Google Cloud Storage** (GCS), an *object storage service* offered by Google Cloud Platform (GCP), is one of many source locations that Bobsled supports. A Provider can set up a Google Cloud Storage source by first granting Bobsled access to the source bucket in GCP and then configuring the bucket as a source location in Bobsled. Check the [setup guide](/v2/docs/granting-access-to-your-google-cloud-storage-source) to get started.

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## Bobsled IAM Role

Bobsled recommends creating a dedicated IAM role in Google Cloud Storage and assigning that role to the Bobsled Service account email in your source bucket.

## Permissions on Source

Bobsled requires the following permissions on a Google Cloud Storage bucket to be able to read files in the bucket:

- `storage.buckets.get`
- `storage.objects.get`
- `storage.objects.list`

For more information regarding these permissions, please visit [Google IAM permissions ↗](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/iam-permissions)

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### Restrictions

Bobsled only supports regions with **Gen2** cloud functions. Visit Google [Cloud Functions Locations ↗](https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/locations) for supported regions.