How to Change Google Cloud Account | CPO200 The syntax to switch the active account takes the following format. gcloud config set account <accountemailaddress> To switch to using a Compute Engine service account you should type: gcloud config set account <SOMEID>-compute@developer.gserviceaccount.com To switch to using a Gmail based account you should type: gcloud config set account <name>@gmail.com Published: November 23 2016 Category : Tags : Google Cloud 11 CPO200 9 FAQ 6 Tweet