.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_CERTIFICATE\-MANAGER_CERTIFICATES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha certificate\-manager certificates describe \- describe an existing certificate



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha certificate\-manager certificates describe\fR (\fICERTIFICATE\fR\ :\ \fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR) [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR This command fetches and prints information about an existing
certificate.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To describe a certificate with name my\-cert, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha certificate\-manager certificates describe my\-cert
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Certificate resource \- The certificate you want to describe. The arguments in
this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some
attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the \f5project\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5certificate\fR on the command line with a fully
specified name;
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-project\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(em" 2m
set the property \f5core/project\fR.
.RE
.sp

This must be specified.


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fICERTIFICATE\fR

ID of the certificate or fully qualified identifier for the certificate.

To set the \f5certificate\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5certificate\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this
group are specified.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR

Certificate Manager location.

To set the \f5location\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5certificate\fR on the command line with a fully
specified name;
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-location\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(bu" 2m
default value of location is [global].
.RE
.sp


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-access\-token\-file, \-\-account,
\-\-billing\-project, \-\-configuration, \-\-flags\-file, \-\-flatten,
\-\-format, \-\-help, \-\-impersonate\-service\-account, \-\-log\-http,
\-\-project, \-\-quiet, \-\-trace\-token, \-\-user\-output\-enabled,
\-\-verbosity.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "API REFERENCE"

This command uses the \fBcertificatemanager/v1\fR API. The full documentation
for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/certificate\-manager



.SH "NOTES"

This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation\-only early access
allowlist. These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud certificate\-manager certificates describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta certificate\-manager certificates describe
.RE