RESOURCE_ALREADY_EXISTS

A Resource with this name exists.

Checked 2026-09-28

A Resource with this name exists.

HTTP 409 · gRPC ALREADY_EXISTS · the error body

#Returned by

Method	Scope	What it does
`access.orgs.create`	`access:admin`	Creates an org. Access assigns the id.
`access.projects.create`	`access:admin`	Creates a project. Access assigns the id.
`access.envs.create`	`access:admin`	Creates an environment. Access assigns the id.
`access.api_keys.create`	`access:keys:write`	Creates an API key. Access assigns the id.
`artifacts.artifacts.create`	`artifacts:write`	Registers an artifact whose bytes were pushed by digest; verification runs after.
`auth.end_users.create`	`auth:write`	Creates an end user.
`auth.customer_organizations.create`	`auth:write`	Creates a customer organization.
`auth.memberships.create`	`auth:write`	Creates a membership.
`auth.organization_roles.create`	`auth:write`	Creates an organization role.
`auth.invitations.create`	`auth:write`	Creates an invitation.
`auth.invitations.accept`	`auth:write`	Accepts a pending invitation for an end user whose verified email is the invited address, and creates the membership.
`auth.email_domains.create`	`auth:write`	Creates an email domain; the answer names the TXT record to publish.
`auth.oauth_clients.create`	`auth:write`	Creates an OAuth client.
`broker.trust_policies.create`	`broker:admin`	Creates a trust policy.
`build.builds.create`	`build:write`	Creates a build. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`config.config_flags.create`	`config:write`	Creates a config flag; the Operation is done when every cell serves it.
`config.config_segments.create`	`config:write`	Creates a config segment.
`connections.connection_providers.create`	`connections:admin`	Creates a connection provider.
`connections.connections.create`	`connections:write`	Records an installation; the controller confirms it with the provider.
`data.databases.create`	`data:write`	Creates a database. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`data.kv_namespaces.create`	`data:write`	Creates a kv namespace. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`data.buckets.create`	`data:write`	Creates a bucket. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`data.search_indexes.create`	`data:write`	Creates a search index. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`events.topics.create`	`events:write`	Creates a topic.
`events.topics.publish`	`events:publish`	Publishes CloudEvents into a Topic, atomically. Replaying the same `source` + `id` with the same payload returns the stored event; a different payload fails with RESOURCE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
`events.subscriptions.create`	`events:write`	Creates a subscription.
`events.queues.create`	`events:write`	Creates a queue.
`events.webhook_endpoints.create`	`events:write`	Creates a webhook endpoint.
`events.inbound_endpoints.create`	`events:write`	Creates an inbound endpoint.
`events.realtime_channels.create`	`events:write`	Creates a realtime channel.
`hosting.services.create`	`hosting:write`	Creates a service. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`hosting.service_rollouts.create`	`hosting:write`	Creates a rollout.
`hosting.previews.create`	`hosting:write`	Creates a preview. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`hosting.source_links.create`	`hosting:write`	Creates a source link. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`keys.keys.create`	`keys:write`	Creates a key; the signer generates its first version.
`localization.catalogs.create`	`localization:write`	Creates a catalog.
`localization.glossaries.create`	`localization:write`	Creates a glossary.
`money.store_connections.create`	`billing:write`	Creates a store connection; its credential is sealed and never returned.
`network.domains.create`	`network:write`	Creates a domain. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`network.routes.create`	`network:write`	Creates a route. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`network.egress_identities.create`	`network:write`	Creates an egress identity. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`network.private_links.create`	`network:write`	Creates a private link. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`notify.mail_domains.create`	`notify:write`	Creates an email domain.
`notify.mail_routes.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a route.
`notify.senders.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a sender.
`notify.recipients.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a recipient.
`notify.suppressions.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a suppression.
`notify.templates.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a template.
`notify.messages.create`	`notify:send`	Sends a Message.
`notify.mailboxes.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a mailbox.
`notify.broadcasts.create`	`notify:write`	Creates a broadcast.
`release.releases.create`	`release:write`	Creates a release: admits it and rolls it out in waves. The Operation is done when the release is live or halted.
`runners.scale_sets.create`	`runners:write`	Creates a scale set. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`sandboxes.pools.create`	`sandboxes:write`	Creates a pool. The Operation is done when the controller settles it.
`sandboxes.leases.create`	`sandboxes:write`	Creates a lease: granted now and returned READY (or GRANTED when `wait_ready` is false), or refused with a typed error. There is no queue.
`sandboxes.volumes.create`	`sandboxes:write`	Creates a volume.
`sandboxes.snapshots.create`	`sandboxes:write`	Captures a running lease's disk as a snapshot.
`secrets.secrets.create`	`secrets:write`	Creates a secret, without a value; add one with CreateSecretVersion.
`secrets.secret_versions.create`	`secrets:write`	Adds a value to a secret as its newest version. The value is never returned.
`secrets.secret_bindings.create`	`secrets:write`	Creates a secret binding.
`workflows.workflows.create`	`workflows:write`	Creates a workflow.
`workflows.schedules.create`	`workflows:write`	Creates a schedule.
`workflows.runs.create`	`workflows:run`	Starts a Run of a Workflow.
`workflows.jobs.create`	`workflows:write`	Creates a job.
`workflows.job_runs.create`	`workflows:run`	Starts a run of a Job now. The same `Idempotency-Key` returns the same run for 24h; a Schedule fire uses `{job}:{intended time}`. With concurrency `forbid`, a start while a run is active fails with INVALID_STATE.
`workflows.distributed_jobs.create`	`workflows:write`	Creates a distributed job.
`workflows.distributed_runs.create`	`workflows:run`	Starts a run of a distributed job. The same `Idempotency-Key` returns the same run for 24h.

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