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# Google BigQuery

To set up BigQuery as a source, first follow these steps:

1. Go to the Google Cloud Console, select the project containing your database and navigate to the **IAM & Admin** tab.
2. Go to the **Service Accounts** menu.
3. Click **+ CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT**.
4. Choose a name and ID for your service account and click **CREATE AND CONTINUE**.

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5. Add the two roles **BigQuery Data Viewer** and **BigQuery Job User**:

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6. Click **DONE** to set up the Service Account.
7. Click your newly created Service Account, got to the **Keys** tab and click **Add Key** and choose **Create new key**. Choose **JSON** and click **Create**.