# import gcs

> Import a data contract from files in Google Cloud Storage.

# `datacontract import gcs`

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Import a data contract from files in Google Cloud Storage.

```bash
datacontract import gcs [OPTIONS]
```

| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `--source` | — | The location of the files. duckdb reads GCS over the S3-compatible endpoint, so use s3://. |
| `--format` | — | File format: json, csv, parquet or delta (inferred from the suffix). |
| `--delimiter` | — | For JSON: new_line, array or none. Detected automatically when omitted. |
| `--output` | — | File path where the Data Contract will be saved. If not provided, it will be printed to stdout. |
| `--owner` | — | The owner or team responsible for managing the data contract. |
| `--id` | — | The identifier for the data contract. |
| `--debug` / `--no-debug` | — | Enable debug logging |

```bash
datacontract import gcs --source s3://my-bucket/orders/*.json --output datacontract.yaml
```

Guide: **[Import: Google Cloud Storage](../../imports/gcs.md)**.