[google-cloud-platform] How to change the project in GCP using CLI commands

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.

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

Just use the gcloud projects list to get the project you have . Get the PROJECT_ID of the poject to use After that use gcloud set project --project=PROJECT_ID to set the project.

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.

Check your project by running gcloud config list Then gcloud config set "project name"

I add aliases to the .bash_alaises to switch to a different project.

alias switch_proj1="gcloud config set project ************"

Here is a script to generate aliases :) for all projects listed. Please update the switch_proj to unique project aliases that you can remember.

gcloud projects list | awk '{print "alias switch_proj=\"gcloud config set project " $1 "\""}'

Make sure you are authenticated with the correct account:

gcloud auth list
* account 1
  account 2

Change to the project's account if not:

gcloud config set account `ACCOUNT`

Depending on the account, the project list will be different:

gcloud projects list

- project 1
- project 2...

Switch to intended project:

gcloud config set project `PROJECT ID`

You can try: gcloud config set project [project_id]

add this below script in ~/.bashrc and do please replace project name(projectname) with whatever the name you needed

function s() {
        array=($(gcloud projects list | awk /projectname/'{print $1}'))
        for i in "${!array[@]}";do printf "%s=%s\n" "$i" "${array[$i]}";done
        echo -e "\nenter the number to switch project:\c"
        read project
        [ ${array[${project}]} ] || { echo "project not exists"; exit 2; }
        printf "\n**** Running: gcloud config set project ${array[${project}]} *****\n\n"
        eval "gcloud config set project ${array[${project}]}"
}

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.

However, what I like about gcloud is tab complication, so if you configure your gcloud config with configurations (I know it sounds weird but run this command gcloud config configurations list) you can easily switch between your own projects that you usually work:

The alias that I use is: alias gcca="gcloud config configurations activate" and it works fine with zsh gcloud plugin.

EDIT: To configure one of configurations I usually do this

gcloud config configurations create [CUSTOM_NAME]
gcloud auth login # you can also manually set
gcloud config set project [gcp-project-id]
gcloud config set compute/zone europe-west3-c
gcloud config set compute/region europe-west3

You can use ENV variables too but I like when it's configured this way...

You can change the project using the gcloud command:

gcloud config set project <your_project_name>

I'm posting this answer to give insights into multiple ways available for you to change the project on GCP. I will also explain when to use each of the following options.

Option 1: Cloud CLI - Set Project Property on Cloud SDK on CLI

Use this option, if you want to run all Cloud CLI commands on a specific project.

gcloud config set project <Project-ID>

With this, the selected project on Cloud CLI will change, and the currently selected project is highlighted in yellow.

Option 2: Cloud CLI - Set Project ID flag with most Commands

Use this command if you want to execute commands on multiple projects. Eg: create clusters in one project, and use the same configs to create on another project. Use the following flag for each command.

--project <Project-ID>

Option 3: Cloud CLI - Initialize the Configurations in CLI

This option can be used if you need separate configurations for different projects/accounts. With this, you can easily switch between configurations by using the activate command. Eg: gcloud config configurations activate <congif-name>.

gcloud init

Option 4: Open new Cloud Shell with your preferred project

This is preferred if you don't like to work with CLI commands. Press the PLUS + button for a new tab.

Next, select your preferred project.

The selected answer doesn't help if you don't know the name of projects you have added gcloud already. My flow is to list the active projects, then switch to the one I want.

gcloud config configurations list

gcloud config configurations activate [NAME]
where [NAME] is listed from the prior command.

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.

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.

To update your existing project to another project, you can use this command line:

gcloud projects update PROJECT_ID --name=NAME

NAME: will be the new name of your project.

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
}