gcloud compute target-https-proxies create

NAME

gcloud compute target-https-proxies create - create a target HTTPS proxy

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute target-https-proxies create NAME --url-map=URL_MAP [--certificate-map=CERTIFICATE_MAP] [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--http-keep-alive-timeout-sec=HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_SEC] [--quic-override=QUIC_OVERRIDE; default="NONE"] [--server-tls-policy=SERVER_TLS_POLICY] [--ssl-policy=SSL_POLICY] [--tls-early-data=TLS_EARLY_DATA] [--certificate-manager-certificates=[CERTIFICATE_MANAGER_CERTIFICATES,…] | --ssl-certificates=SSL_CERTIFICATE,[…]] [--global | --region=REGION] [--global-ssl-certificates | --ssl-certificates-region=SSL_CERTIFICATES_REGION] [--global-ssl-policy | --ssl-policy-region=SSL_POLICY_REGION] [--global-url-map | --url-map-region=URL_MAP_REGION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

DESCRIPTION

gcloud compute target-https-proxies create is used to create target HTTPS proxies. A target HTTPS proxy is referenced by one or more forwarding rules which specify the network traffic that the proxy is responsible for routing. The target HTTPS proxy points to a URL map that defines the rules for routing the requests. The URL map's job is to map URLs to backend services which handle the actual requests. The target HTTPS proxy also points to at most 15 SSL certificates used for server-side authentication. The target HTTPS proxy can be associated with at most one SSL policy.

EXAMPLES

If there is an already-created URL map with the name URL_MAP and a SSL certificate named SSL_CERTIFICATE, create a global target HTTPS proxy pointing to this map by running:

gcloud compute target-https-proxies create PROXY_NAME --url-map=URL_MAP --ssl-certificates=SSL_CERTIFICATE

Create a regional target HTTPS proxy by running:

gcloud compute target-https-proxies create PROXY_NAME --url-map=URL_MAP --ssl-certificates=SSL_CERTIFICATE --region=REGION_NAME

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

NAME: Name of the target HTTPS proxy to create.

REQUIRED FLAGS

--url-map=URL_MAP: A reference to a URL map resource. A URL map defines the mapping of URLs to backend services. Before you can refer to a URL map, you must create the URL map. To delete a URL map that a target proxy is referring to, you must first delete the target HTTPS proxy.

OPTIONAL FLAGS

Certificate map resource - The certificate map to attach. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

provide the argument --certificate-map on the command line with a fully specified name;
provide the argument --project on the command line;
set the property core/project.

To set the location attribute:

provide the argument --certificate-map on the command line with a fully specified name;
default value of location is [global].

--certificate-map=CERTIFICATE_MAP

ID of the certificate map or fully qualified identifier for the certificate map. To set the map attribute:

provide the argument --certificate-map on the command line.

--description=DESCRIPTION

An optional, textual description for the target HTTPS proxy.

--http-keep-alive-timeout-sec=HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_SEC

Represents the maximum amount of time that a TCP connection can be idle between the (downstream) client and the target HTTP proxy. If an HTTP keepalive timeout is not specified, the default value is 610 seconds. For global external Application Load Balancers, the minimum allowed value is 5 seconds and the maximum allowed value is 1200 seconds.

--quic-override=QUIC_OVERRIDE; default="NONE"

Controls whether load balancer may negotiate QUIC with clients. QUIC is a new transport which reduces latency compared to that of TCP. See https://www.chromium.org/quic for more details. QUIC_OVERRIDE must be one of:

DISABLE: Disallows load balancer to negotiate QUIC with clients.
ENABLE: Allows load balancer to negotiate QUIC with clients.
NONE: Allows Google to control when QUIC is rolled out.

Server tls policy resource - The server TLS policy to attach. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

provide the argument --server-tls-policy on the command line with a fully specified name;
provide the argument --project on the command line;
set the property core/project.

To set the location attribute:

provide the argument --server-tls-policy on the command line with a fully specified name;
provide the argument --region on the command line;
default value of location is [global].

--server-tls-policy=SERVER_TLS_POLICY

ID of the server_tls_policy or fully qualified identifier for the server_tls_policy. To set the server_tls_policy attribute:

provide the argument --server-tls-policy on the command line.

--ssl-policy=SSL_POLICY

A reference to an SSL policy resource that defines the server-side support for SSL features and affects the connections between clients and load balancers that are using the HTTPS proxy. The SSL policy must exist and cannot be deleted while referenced by a target HTTPS proxy.

--tls-early-data=TLS_EARLY_DATA

TLS 1.3 Early Data ("0-RTT" or "zero round trip") allows clients to include HTTP request data alongside a TLS handshake. This can improve application performance, especially on networks where connection interruptions may be common, such as on mobile. This applies to both HTTP over TCP (ie: HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2) and HTTP/3 over QUIC. TLS_EARLY_DATA must be one of:

DISABLED: TLS 1.3 Early Data is not advertised, and any (invalid) attempts to send Early Data will be rejected.
PERMISSIVE: Enables TLS 1.3 Early Data for requests with safe HTTP methods (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, TRACE). This mode does not enforce any other limitations for requests with Early Data. The application owner should validate that Early Data is acceptable for a given request path.
STRICT: Enables TLS 1.3 Early Data for requests with safe HTTP methods, and HTTP requests that do not have query parameters. Requests that send Early Data containing non-idempotent HTTP methods or with query parameters will be rejected with a HTTP 425.

At most one of these can be specified: Certificate resource - certificate-manager-certificates to attach. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

provide the argument --certificate-manager-certificates on the command line with a fully specified name;
provide the argument --project on the command line;
set the property core/project.

To set the location attribute:

provide the argument --certificate-manager-certificates on the command line with a fully specified name;
default value of location is [global].

--certificate-manager-certificates=[CERTIFICATE_MANAGER_CERTIFICATES,…]

IDs of the certificates or fully qualified identifiers for the certificates. To set the certificate attribute: provide the argument --certificate-manager-certificates on the command line.

--ssl-certificates=SSL_CERTIFICATE,[…]

References to at most 15 SSL certificate resources that are used for server-side authentication. The first SSL certificate in this list is considered the primary SSL certificate associated with the load balancer. The SSL certificates must exist and cannot be deleted while referenced by a target HTTPS proxy.

At most one of these can be specified:

--global

If set, the target HTTPS proxy is global.

--region=REGION

Region of the target HTTPS proxy to create. If not specified, you might be prompted to select a region (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/region property:

gcloud config set compute/region REGION

A list of regions can be fetched by running:

gcloud compute regions list

To unset the property, run:

gcloud config unset compute/region

Alternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION. At most one of these can be specified:

--global-ssl-certificates

If set, the ssl certificates are global.

--ssl-certificates-region=SSL_CERTIFICATES_REGION

Region of the ssl certificates to operate on. If not specified, you might be prompted to select a region (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/region property:

gcloud config set compute/region REGION

A list of regions can be fetched by running:

gcloud compute regions list

To unset the property, run:

gcloud config unset compute/region

Alternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION. At most one of these can be specified:

--global-ssl-policy: If set, the SSL policy is global.
--ssl-policy-region=SSL_POLICY_REGION: Region of the SSL policy to operate on. Overrides the default compute/region property value for this command invocation.

At most one of these can be specified:

--global-url-map: If set, the URL map is global.
--url-map-region=URL_MAP_REGION: Region of the URL map to operate on. Overrides the default compute/region property value for this command invocation.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES

These variants are also available:

gcloud alpha compute target-https-proxies create

gcloud beta compute target-https-proxies create

gcloud preview compute target-https-proxies create

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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.