# Google cloud config project\_number should be project\_id

**URL:** <https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [June 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006 "2020-06-08T19:55:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/1 "2020-06-08T19:55:11Z")

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in the config file,  
`project_number` should be `project_id`  
and  
`--gcs-project-number` should be ` --gcs-project-id`

as per google website  
 ![image](https://forum.rclone.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/feafaf13ec0279e4a8057adc1819275a43facc46.png)

thanks,

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**Author:** ![ncw](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/ncw/32/18_2.png) [@ncw](https://forum.rclone.org/u/ncw)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/2 "2020-06-08T20:20:49Z")

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I don't think I can rename the config variable, but maybe the docs could be improved? Fancy sending a fix?

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**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/3 "2020-06-08T20:38:12Z")

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sure, but how?

thanks

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**Author:** ![ncw](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/ncw/32/18_2.png) [@ncw](https://forum.rclone.org/u/ncw)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/4 "2020-06-09T18:25:26Z")

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> [@asdffdsa](#):
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> in the config file,  
> `project_number` should be `project_id`  
> and  
> `--gcs-project-number` should be ` --gcs-project-id`

Ah I think what you are saying is that not only does the project number 123123123 work here but the name `myproject` does too? I think that has changed from when I wrote the backend.

Changing this bit of text to "Project ID (name or number)" would work wouldn't it?

> <https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/40fe97e946303af2125996d41369584e87ff7629/backend/googlecloudstorage/googlecloudstorage.go#L98>

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**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/5 "2020-06-09T18:43:49Z")

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> [@ncw](#):
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> Changing this bit of text to "Project ID (name or number)" would work wouldn't it?

yes, that looks good.

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**Author:** ![ncw](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/ncw/32/18_2.png) [@ncw](https://forum.rclone.org/u/ncw)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/6 "2020-06-09T19:01:18Z")

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Do you want to try doing it? Click the edit button on the top right of the page...

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**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/7 "2020-06-09T19:01:56Z")

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yeah, i will try that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.rclone.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/39ad3235f6ffec76ccd0c81616bd55697b4c300d.png) [@system](https://forum.rclone.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/google-cloud-config-project-number-should-be-project-id/17006/8 "2020-08-09T15:02:01Z")

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