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| subcategory: "Cloud Platform" |
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| Get a folder within GCP. |
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| # google_active_folder |
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| Get an active folder within GCP by `display_name` and `parent`. |
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| ## Example Usage |
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| ```tf |
| data "google_active_folder" "department1" { |
| display_name = "Department 1" |
| parent = "organizations/1234567" |
| } |
| ``` |
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| ## Argument Reference |
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| The following arguments are supported: |
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| * `display_name` - (Required) The folder's display name. |
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| * `parent` - (Required) The resource name of the parent Folder or Organization. |
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| * `api_method` - (Optional) The API method to use to search for the folder. Valid values are `LIST` and `SEARCH`. Default Value is `LIST`. `LIST` is [strongly consistent](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/v3/folders/list#:~:text=list()%20provides%20a-,strongly%20consistent,-view%20of%20the) and requires `resourcemanager.folders.list` on the parent folder, while `SEARCH` is [eventually consistent](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/reference/rest/v3/folders/search#:~:text=eventually%20consistent) and only returns folders that the user has `resourcemanager.folders.get` permission on. |
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| ## Attributes Reference |
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| In addition to the arguments listed above, the following attributes are exported: |
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| * `name` - The resource name of the Folder. This uniquely identifies the folder. |
