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Method: dataSources.checkValidCreds
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Full name : projects.dataSources.checkValidCreds
Returns true if valid credentials exist for the given data source and requesting user.
HTTP request
Choose a location:
global asia-south1 asia-south2 europe-west1 europe-west2 europe-west3 europe-west4 europe-west6 europe-west8 europe-west9 me-central2 northamerica-northeast1 northamerica-northeast2 us-central1 us-central2 us-east1 us-east4 us-east5 us-east7 us-south1 us-west1 us-west2 us-west3 us-west4 us-west8
POST https://bigquerydatatransfer.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/dataSources/*}:checkValidCreds
The URLs use gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
Parameters
name
string
Required. The name of the data source. If you are using the regionless method, the location must be US and the name should be in the following form:
projects/{projectId}/dataSources/{dataSourceId}
If you are using the regionalized method, the name should be in the following form:
projects/{projectId}/locations/{locationId}/dataSources/{dataSourceId}
Authorization requires the following IAM permission on the specified resource name:
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of CheckValidCredsResponse .
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview .
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Last updated 2026-05-12 UTC.
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