.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_SQL_INSTANCES" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha sql instances \- provide commands for managing Cloud SQL instances



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha sql instances\fR \fIGROUP\fR | \fICOMMAND\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Provide commands for managing Cloud SQL instances including
creating, configuring, restarting, and deleting instances.



.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-help.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "GROUPS"

\f5\fIGROUP\fR\fR is one of the following:

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fBconfig\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Manage Sqladmin instance configurations.


.RE
.sp

.SH "COMMANDS"

\f5\fICOMMAND\fR\fR is one of the following:

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fBclone\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Clones a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBcreate\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Creates a new Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBdelete\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Deletes a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBdescribe\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Displays configuration and metadata about a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBexecute\-sql\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Executes a statement on a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBexport\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR \fB(DEPRECATED)\fR Exports data from a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBfailover\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Causes a high\-availability Cloud SQL instance to failover.

.TP 2m
\fBget\-latest\-recovery\-time\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Displays the latest recovery time to which a Cloud SQL instance
can be restored to.

.TP 2m
\fBimport\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR \fB(DEPRECATED)\fR Imports data into a Cloud SQL instance from
Google Cloud Storage.

.TP 2m
\fBlist\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Lists Cloud SQL instances in a given project.

.TP 2m
\fBpatch\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Updates the settings of a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBpoint\-in\-time\-restore\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Performs a point in time restore for a Cloud SQL instance managed
by Google Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery.

.TP 2m
\fBpromote\-replica\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Promotes Cloud SQL read replica to a stand\-alone instance.

.TP 2m
\fBreencrypt\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Reencrypts a Cloud SQL CMEK instance.

.TP 2m
\fBreset\-ssl\-config\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Reset SSL materials according to the reset SSL mode.

.TP 2m
\fBrestart\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Restarts a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBrestore\-backup\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Restores a backup of a Cloud SQL instance.

.TP 2m
\fBswitchover\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Switches over a Cloud SQL instance to one of its replicas.


.RE
.sp

.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 instances
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta sql instances
.RE