.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_MONITORING_DASHBOARDS_CREATE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \- create a new Cloud Monitoring dashboard



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create\fR (\fB\-\-config\fR=\fICONFIG\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-config\-from\-file\fR=\fIPATH_TO_FILE\fR) [\fB\-\-validate\-only\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Create a new Monitoring dashboard. A dashboard can be specified as
a JSON/YAML value passed in as a string through the \f5\-\-config\fR flag or as
a file through the \f5\-\-config\-from\-file\fR flag. Validate a dashboard
config without saving by setting the \f5\-\-validate\-only\fR flag.

For information about the format of a dashboard:
https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/ref_v3/rest/v1/projects.dashboards



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To create a dashboard with a YAML config, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \-\-config='''
  displayName: New Dashboard
  gridLayout:
    widgets:
    \- text:
        content: Hello World
  '''
.RE

To validate a dashboard and not save it, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \-\-validate\-only \e
    \-\-config='''
  displayName: New Dashboard
  gridLayout:
    widgets:
    \- text:
        content: Hello World
  '''
.RE

To create a dashboard with a JSON config, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \-\-config='''
  {
    "displayName": "New Dashboard",
    "gridLayout": {
      "widgets": [
        {
          "text": {
            "content": "Hello World",
          }
        }
      ]
    },
  }
  '''
.RE

To create a dashboard with a specific dashboard ID, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \-\-config='''
  name: projects/MY\-PROJECT/dashboards/MY\-DASHBOARD
  displayName: New Dashboard
  gridLayout:
    widgets:
    \- text:
        content: Hello World
  '''
.RE

To create a dashboard within a specific project, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \-\-project=MY\-PROJECT \e
    \-\-config='''
  displayName: New Dashboard
  gridLayout:
    widgets:
    \- text:
        content: Hello World
  '''
.RE

To create a dashboard with a file, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring dashboards create \e
    \-\-config\-from\-file=MY\-FILE
.RE

Sample contents of MY\-FILE:

.RS 2m
displayName: New Dashboard
gridLayout:
  widgets:
  \- text:
      content: Hello World
.RE



.SH "REQUIRED FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Exactly one of these must be specified:


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-config\fR=\fICONFIG\fR

Dashboard configuration, in either JSON or YAML format, as a string.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-config\-from\-file\fR=\fIPATH_TO_FILE\fR

Path to a JSON or YAML file containing the dashboard configuration. Use a full
or relative path to a local file containing the value of config.


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "OPTIONAL FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-validate\-only\fR

When set, validate the dashboard but do not save it.


.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 \fBmonitoring/v1\fR API. The full documentation for this
API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/



.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 monitoring dashboards create
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta monitoring dashboards create
.RE