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Upload data from Local Filesystem to Google Cloud Storage

The Google Cloud Storage <https://cloud.google.com/storage/>__ (GCS) is used to store large data from various applications. This page shows how to upload data from local filesystem to GCS.

Prerequisite Tasks ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. include:: /operators/_partials/prerequisite_tasks.rst

.. _howto/operator:LocalFilesystemToGCSOperator:

LocalFilesystemToGCSOperator

:class:`~airflow.providers.google.cloud.transfers.local_to_gcs.LocalFilesystemToGCSOperator` allows you to upload
data from local filesystem to GCS.

When you use this operator, you can optionally compress the data being uploaded. The operator also supports uploading data in multiple chunks optionally.

Below is an example of using this operator to upload a file to GCS.

.. exampleinclude:: /../../google/tests/system/google/cloud/gcs/example_gcs_upload_download.py
    :language: python
    :dedent: 0
    :start-after: [START howto_operator_local_filesystem_to_gcs]
    :end-before: [END howto_operator_local_filesystem_to_gcs]


Reference
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For further information, look at:

* `Google Cloud Storage Documentation <https://cloud.google.com/storage/>`__