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Required settings

  • Project identifier
  • Dataset
  • Service account
Go into your BigQuery console and the project ID is at the top of the navigation bar.GCP project id
To find this out, go to BigQuery console, and you will see the dataset name on the left side of the screen.BigQuery dataset
To create a service account, please do the following:
  1. Go to the IAM & Admin section in your GCP console and click Service Accounts.
  2. Click on Create Service Account, give it a name and click Create and Continue.
  3. Grant the BigQuery Admin role to the service account click Done.
  4. Go into the service account you just created and click on Keys and then Add Key.
  5. Choose JSON and click Create. This will download a JSON file with your credentials.

Best practices

Consider partitioning your large tables to improve performance and reduce costs.
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