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title: "Export to Google Cloud | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "How to export logs from Cloud Logs to Google Cloud Storage."
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# Export to Google Cloud

You can use the Cloud Log Export feature to export your logs from Grafana Cloud Logs to your own long-term storage on Google Cloud.

## Before you begin

Before you begin you need the following:

- BUCKET\_NAME
- SERVICE\_ACCOUNT\_EMAIL

## Steps

To create a Google Cloud Storage logs export bucket, complete the following steps:

1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view installed plugins.
2. Search for **Cloud logs exporter**.
3. On the Cloud Logs Export screen, click **Set up a bucket**.
4. On the Create a Logs Export Bucket page, select **Google Cloud Storage** as your target cloud provider.
5. Create a GCS bucket to export your logs to. This bucket should be created with uniform bucket level access.
6. Grant the Cloud Logs Export service access to the bucket by assigning a role `Storage Object Admin` to the Grafana service account shown in the Wizard.
7. Specify your **Bucket Name**.
8. Click **Test**. Grafana tests if the exporter has access to the cloud bucket. You should see the message “Bucket connection was successful.”
9. If the validation passes, click **Submit** to create the bucket.