How to Create a Service Account in Spanner
- Go to Google Cloud console.
- Click APIs & Services and then Credentials. You might have to click Menu on the top left first.
- Click Create Credentials and then Service account.
- For Service account name, enter a name for the service account.
- Click Create and Continue.
- For Select a role, select Cloud Spanner Database Admin for the service account.
- Click Done.
- Click the created service account.
- At the top, click Keys and then Add Key and then Create new key. Make sure the key type is set to JSON and click Create.
- You'll get a message that the service account's private key JSON file was downloaded to your computer. Make a note of the file name and where your browser saves it. You'll need it later.