# Find recommendations with Active Assist

This page shows you how to use Active Assist to find and apply
[recommendations](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/key-concepts#recommendations) from recommenders that support
Active Assist. For details about recommenders and supported
clients, see [Recommenders](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/recommenders).

## Before you begin

For this quickstart, you need a Google Cloud project.

1. Go to the Google Cloud console.

2. Select a Google Cloud project, folder, or organization.

   You can only see recommendations at an organization or folder level if you
   have permissions for that organization or folder, regardless of your
   permissions for folders or projects within it.
3. Ensure you have sufficient Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions to view
   the project's recommendations. If you don't have sufficient permission, you
   might not be able to view some recommendations, and Active Assist
   might appear empty. To see recommendations for
   all Google Cloud products and services, grant or request the
   [**Recommender Viewer** Role](https://docs.cloud.google.com/iam/docs/roles-permissions/recommender#recommender.viewer).
   Alternatively, you can grant viewer roles for individual recommenders, such
   as the [**IAM Recommender Viewer** role](https://docs.cloud.google.com/iam/docs/roles-permissions/recommender#recommender.iamViewer).
   See [recommenders](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/recommenders) for links to information
   about individual recommenders.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If you are starting with a new project, you won't see any recommendations.

## Find recommendations

1. Navigate to Active Assist.

   [Go to Active Assist](https://console.cloud.google.com/active-assist)

   This page displays an overview of all recommendations categorized by
   value pillar (Cost, Security, Performance, Reliability, Management, and
   Sustainability).

   > [!NOTE]
   > **Note:** If you have sufficient permissions and your Active Assist is still empty, you may have no active services that have recommenders that support Active Assist or your services may not have been in use long enough to generate recommendations.

2. Select the **All recommendations** tab.

   This page displays a table of every recommendation that you can filter, sort,
   and share. You can explore recommendations in detail, see what resources are
   affected, and what impact applying a recommendation might have.

## Apply and dismiss recommendations

1. In the Recommendation column, click the recommendation you want to learn
   more about. A details panel opens that shows the observation that led to the
   recommendation, as well as relevant data that might help you decide whether
   to apply or dismiss it.

2. Apply or dismiss recommendations that you have permission to using the apply
   or dismiss buttons.

   Note that some recommendations might not be directly applicable in the
   details panel. Follow the instructions listed in the details panel to apply
   them.

> [!WARNING]
> **Warning:**
>
> Before applying recommendations in the Google Cloud console or
> using the API, ensure that impacts are assessed by a reviewer within your organization.
> The reviewer should have the knowledge to assess impacts identified in
> recommendations, as well as impacts specific to your infrastructure and
> business. Applying recommendations without proper assessment could result in
> unexpected changes, such as issues with system performance, poor reliability, or
> loss of required permissions. If you choose to apply recommendations without
> human review, ensure that you have set up a rollback process before making any
> changes.

### Restore dismissed recommendations

The [**Applied and dismissed page**](https://console.cloud.google.com/active-assist/applied-dismissed)
contains a record of all of the recommendations you have applied or dismissed.

You can only restore a recommendation that has the status Dismissed. To restore
a dismissed recommendation, click **RESTORE** in the restore column.

## Recommendations that you can't find

Not every recommendation can be found in Active Assist. You can
also [find and apply recommendations in service pages](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/quickstart-incontext)
or [using the API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/using-api). For details about recommenders
and supported clients, see [Recommenders](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/recommenders).

## What's next

- [Finding and applying recommendations in context](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/quickstart-incontext)
- [Enabling the API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/enabling)
- [Using the API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/using-api)
- [Export recommendations to BigQuery](https://docs.cloud.google.com/recommender/docs/bq-export/export-recommendations-to-bq)