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the examples in this topic. When you create a project you have the option
of choosing a unique ID or accepting a randomly generated unique ID. You
will use this ID in the examples shown in this topic so you may want to pick
a memorable ID. Keep in mind that like an e-mail address, this ID must
be unique across all Google Cloud Platform projects, so you might find that
common words are already reserved. After the project is created, you are
presented with a couple of samples to help you quickly get started. You can
skip the samples and just directly enable BigQuery. Select the APIs & auth
entry in the navigation panel on the left. This displays the list of available
APIs (
Figure 3.1
) and indicates which have been enabled for the project.
Figure 3.1
Google cloud services control panel
Enable the BigQuery API entry. The first time you enable the API, you are
presented with the BigQuery terms of service agreement. After you accept
the terms, you return to the services console, and BigQuery will be enabled.
Be aware that this is a per-project setting and that you will need to enable
