--- layout: "google" page_title: "Google: google_compute_global_address" sidebar_current: "docs-google-compute-global-address" description: |- Creates a static global IP address resource for a Google Compute Engine project. --- # google\_compute\_global\_address Creates a static IP address resource global to a Google Compute Engine project. For more information see [the official documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances-and-network) and [API](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/globalAddresses). ## Example Usage ```hcl resource "google_compute_global_address" "default" { name = "global-appserver-ip" } ``` ## Argument Reference The following arguments are supported: * `name` - (Required) A unique name for the resource, required by GCE. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. - - - * `project` - (Optional) The project in which the resource belongs. If it is not provided, the provider project is used. ## Attributes Reference In addition to the arguments listed above, the following computed attributes are exported: * `address` - The assigned address. * `self_link` - The URI of the created resource. ## Import Global addresses can be imported using the `name`, e.g. ``` $ terraform import google_compute_global_address.default global-appserver-ip ```