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title: "Prerequisites"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.britive.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Prerequisites

The onboarding prerequisites include getting the required accounts and accesses and performing specific configurations in Google Workspace, as explained in the following sections.

Britive needs a service account that provides access to connect to Google Workspace to read roles, users, and IAM policies. After creating an account, the following items are required:

- Google Workspace super administrator account
- Service account key file

Before onboarding a Google Workspace, you must perform the following steps:

1. Prerequisites on Google Workspace
  1. [Enabling Cloud APIs](/v1/docs/enabling-cloud-apis-gw)
  2. [Creating a Service Account](/v1/docs/creating-a-service-account-gw)
2. Prerequisites on Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS)
  1. [Creating a custom user](/v1/docs/creating-custom-user-gw)
  2. [Domain wide delegation of authority for service account](/v1/docs/domain-wide-delegation-gw)