.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_SQL_BACKUPS_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha sql backups describe \- retrieves information about a backup



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha sql backups describe\fR \fIID\fR [\fB\-\-instance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR,\ \fB\-i\fR\ \fIINSTANCE\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Retrieves information about a backup.



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIID\fR

The ID of the backup run. To find the ID, run the following command: $ gcloud
sql backups list \-i {instance}.Or, the NAME of the backup. To find the NAME,
run the following command: $ gcloud sql backups list
\-\-filter=instance:{instance}


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-instance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR, \fB\-i\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR

Cloud SQL instance ID.


.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 "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 sql backups describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta sql backups describe
.RE