.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_MONITORING_METRICS\-SCOPES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha monitoring metrics\-scopes describe \- describe a Cloud Monitoring metrics scope



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha monitoring metrics\-scopes describe\fR \fIMETRICS_SCOPE\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Describe a Cloud Monitoring metrics scope along with the list of
projects it is monitoring.

More details can be found at
https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/ref_v3/rest/v1/locations.global.metricsScopes/get



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To describe a metrics scope contained within a specific project, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring metrics\-scopes describe \e
    MY\-METRICS\-SCOPE\-PROJECT\-ID
.RE

To describe a metrics scope in JSON, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring metrics\-scopes describe \e
    MY\-METRICS\-SCOPE\-PROJECT\-ID \-\-format=json
.RE

To describe a metrics scope with a fully qualified metrics scope ID, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha monitoring metrics\-scopes describe \e
    locations/global/metricsScopes/MY\-METRICS\-SCOPE\-PROJECT\-ID
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Metrics scope resource \- The metrics scope to describe. This represents a Cloud
resource.

This must be specified.


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIMETRICS_SCOPE\fR

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

To set the \f5metrics_scope\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5metrics_scope\fR on the command line.
.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 \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. This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta monitoring metrics\-scopes describe
.RE