To create a job, we recommend using projects.locations.jobs.create with a regional endpoint. Using projects.jobs.create is not recommended, as your job will always start in us-central1.
Do not enter confidential information when you supply string values using the API.
HTTP request
POST https://dataflow.googleapis.com/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/jobs
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