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URGENT: GCP Console Restricted globally due to leaked API key - No confirmation email received

  • September 28, 2026
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Rnayuta


Hello,
My Google account login works perfectly, but when I try to access the Google Cloud Console, I am blocked by a global restriction page. This happened because an API key was accidentally leaked on GitHub.

I have already completed all remediation actions outside the console:

  1. Completely deleted the public GitHub repository and completely scrubbed the Git commit history.
  2. Deleted the connected Vercel project to cut off all suspicious traffic.

I submitted multiple appeals through the restriction page, but I have not received a single automatic confirmation email, and the console remains completely locked. Because of this, I cannot even enter the console to delete the compromised API key inside GCP.

Can a Community Manager please escalate this to the Trust & Safety team for a manual review? I need temporary access to the console to revoke the leaked key and secure my project immediately.