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# GCP Datastream

> Start, pause, or resume GCP Datastream streams from Paradime Bolt schedules so you can control change data capture in your pipelines.

[GCP Datastream](https://cloud.google.com/datastream) is a serverless change data capture (CDC) and replication service. Trigger it from a Paradime Bolt schedule with the Paradime CLI, so it runs as part of your pipeline.

## What you can do

* Start, pause, or resume one or more streams by display name
* List available streams

## Prerequisites

* A service account with permission to manage Datastream streams (Datastream Admin).

## Set up

Paradime authenticates to GCP with a service account key. Set them as [Bolt schedule environment variables](/products/settings/environment-variables/bolt-schedule-env-variables):

| Variable                       | Required | Description                                     |
| ------------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_FILE` | Required | Path to your GCP service account JSON key file. |
| `GCP_PROJECT_ID`               | Required | Your GCP project ID.                            |
| `GCP_LOCATION`                 | Required | GCP region (for example, `us-central1`).        |

## Trigger from Bolt

Add the [Control GCP Datastream](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/gcp-datastream) command to a schedule. For the full command reference, flags, and examples, see the [GCP Datastream CLI](/developers/paradime-cli/gcp-datastream-cli).


## Related topics

- [GCP Datastream CLI](/developers/paradime-cli/gcp-datastream-cli.md)
- [Control GCP Datastream](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/gcp-datastream.md)
- [Commands](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/index.md)
- [Integrations](/integrations/index.md)
- [New Bolt command integrations](/changelog/2026-07-22/bolt-command-integrations.md)