---
title: "Cloud Resources"
slug: "cloud-resources"
updated: 2026-01-05T15:40:37Z
published: 2026-01-05T15:40:37Z
canonical: "help.nucleussec.com/cloud-resources"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cloud Resources

**Note: Cloud resource asset types are only supported via the JSON schema**

| **Name (* Required)** | **Description** | **Accepted Values or Format** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| urn* | The unique string that identifies a resource within the cloud provider. For AWS, this is typically the ARN; for GCP, the full resource name; for Azure, the resource ID path. | `string` **Examples:** **AWS:** `arn:aws:glacier:eu-north-1:520600265607:vaults/test@/1234abcdef` **GCP:** `//storage.googleapis.com/projects/my-project-123/buckets/my-bucket` **Azure:** `/subscriptions/subscription-123/resourcegroups/my-resource-group/providers/microsoft.network/virtualnetworks/my-vnet` |
| provider* | The cloud service provider managing the resource. | **Accepted Values**: aws, gcp, azure |
| account_id* | The owning account or project identifier in the cloud provider. | `string` - AWS: `12-digit AWS Account ID` - GCP: `Google Cloud Project ID` - Azure: `Subscription GUID` |
| region | The region that the cloud resource is in. | `string` |
| resource_name* | The full name of the cloud resource, often used interchangeably with `urn` for uniqueness. Represents the full string path to the resource within the cloud platform. | `string` |

```json
// you can now put different asset types inside each asset separately rather than at the scan level. 
{
    "nucleus_import_version": "1",
    "scan_tool": "<Scanning_Tool>",
    "assets": [
        {
            "host_name": "my.secret.server.com",
            "asset_type": "iam"
            "urn": <string>, // mandatory
            "provider": <string. valid values: aws, azure, gcp>, // mandatory
            "account_id": <string>, // mandatory
            "region": <string>,
            "resource_name": <string> // mandatory
        },
        {
            "host_name": "my.other.server.com",
            "asset_type": "Host"
        }
    ]
}
```