Trusted Cloud console
Compute Engine offers the browser-based Trusted Cloud console tool that lets
you manage your Compute Engine resources through a graphical
interface. Use the Trusted Cloud console to manage your resources if you
prefer using a user-interface through the browser.
Alternatively, you can also use the
Google Cloud CLI or the
RESTful API.
This document briefly describes how to access the console and describes
some unique features that the console offers.
Supported browsers
You can use the Trusted Cloud console in the following browsers:
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- Edge
Access the console
Go to the Trusted Cloud console
Console features
The console provides:
- Easy access to all your Google Cloud Platform projects.
- Access to the Google Cloud Shell.
- A customizable project dashboard, with an overview of Google Cloud
resources, billing, and a filterable activity listing.
- Easy access to all Google Cloud Platform APIs, with a dashboard specific to each
API, and access to manage your resources.
- Links to Google Cloud Platform starting points, news, and documentation.
When you create a resource using the Trusted Cloud console, the console
generates the equivalent command for the gcloud CLI that would
perform the same action. You can copy and paste the command into a terminal
and use the command to create the same resource with the Google Cloud CLI
instead of the console. This can also be useful if you are unfamiliar with the
gcloud CLI and want some example commands to start with. For example:
In the Trusted Cloud console, go to the VM instances page.
Go to VM instances
Click Create instance.
Specify your desired parameters for the instance.
Click Equivalent code and then click the Command line tab to view the
gcloud CLI command for creating the instance.
Generate REST requests
When you create a resource using the Trusted Cloud console,
Compute Engine also shows the REST request that is used to create this
resource. This is a good way to view a sample REST request or to build your own
REST request using a graphical interface. To see an example of this:
In the Trusted Cloud console, go to the VM instances page.
Go to VM instances
Click Create instance.
Specify your desired parameters for the instance.
Click Equivalent code and then click the REST tab to view the REST
request details for creating the instance.
What's next
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Last updated 2025-08-26 UTC.
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