Returns a signed URL for downloading deployed function source code. The URL is only valid for a limited period and should be used within minutes after generation. For more information about the signed URL usage see: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/signed-urls
HTTP request
POST https://cloudfunctions.googleapis.com/v1/{name}:generateDownloadUrl
Path parameters
Parameters
name
string
The name of function for which source code Google Cloud Storage signed URL should be generated. It takes the form projects/{project}/locations/{location}/functions/{function}.
Authorization requires the following IAM permission on the specified resource name:
cloudfunctions.functions.sourceCodeGet
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{"versionId": string}
Fields
versionId
string
The optional version of function. If not set, default, current version is used.
Response body
Response of functions.generateDownloadUrl method.
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{"downloadUrl": string}
Fields
downloadUrl
string
The generated Google Cloud Storage signed URL that should be used for function source code download.
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