How to change the project in gcp using cli command

Question

How can i change the current running project to another project in GCP (Google Cloud Platform) account using cli commands other than using gcloud init manually.

$gcloud projects list will list the projects running on my account. I want to change the current project to any other project from the list using a cli command.

Answer 1

Check the available projects by running: gcloud projects list. This will give you a list of projects which you can access. To switch between projects: gcloud config set project <project-id>.

Also, I recommend checking the active config before making any change to gcloud config. You can do so by running: gcloud config list

Answer 2

For what its worth if you have a more than a handful of projects, which I do, use:

gcloud init

This will list all your projects and give you the option to change current project settings, add a new project configuration or switch:

Pick configuration to use:
 [1] Re-initialize this configuration [esqimo-preprod] with new settings
 [2] Create a new configuration
 [3] Switch to and re-initialize existing configuration: [default]
 [4] Switch to and re-initialize existing configuration: [project 1]
 [5] Switch to and re-initialize existing configuration: [project 2]
Please enter your numeric choice:

It will always ask you to login and display options for different google accounts that you may have.

Given that I manage multiple organisations and projects this approach lets' me to simply switch between them.

Answer 3

You should actually use the project ID and not the name as the other answers imply.

Example:

gcloud projects list

PROJECT_ID              NAME                  PROJECT_NUMBER
something-staging-2587  something-staging     804012817122
something-production-24 something-production  392181605736

Then:

gcloud config set project something-staging-2587

It's also the same thing when using just the --project flag with one of the commands:

gcloud --project something-staging-2587 compute ssh my_vm

If you use the name it will silently accept it but then you'll always get connection or permission issues when trying to deploy something to the project.

Answer 4

Also, if you are using more than one project and don't want to set global project every time, you can use select project flag.

For example: to connect a virtual machine, named my_vm under a project named my_project in Google Cloud Platform:

gcloud --project my_project compute ssh my_vm

This way, you can work with multiple project and change between them easily by just putting project flag. You can find much more information about other GCP flags from here.

Answer 5

I do prefer aliases, and for things that might need multiple commands, based on your project needs, I prefer functions...

Example

function switchGCPProject() {
        gcloud config set project [Project Name]
        // if you are using GKE use the following
        gcloud config set container/cluster [Cluster Name]
        // if you are using GCE use the following
        gcloud config set compute/zone [Zone]
        gcloud config set compute/region [region]
        // if you are using GKE use the following
        gcloud container clusters get-credentials [cluster name] --zone [Zone] --project [project name]
        export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=path-to-credentials.json
}

Answer 6

It could be that I'm late to answer, but this command made me learn a lot about gcloud SDK

gcloud alpha interactive

It's easier to discover by yourself that you'll need gcloud config set project my-project.

What is best is tab complication so you see the list of projects by pressing tab twice.