.TH "GCLOUD_BILLING_ACCOUNTS_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud billing accounts describe \- show metadata for a billing account



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud billing accounts describe\fR \fIACCOUNT_ID\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

This command shows info for a billing account, given its ID.

This call can fail for the following reasons:

.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The account specified does not exist.
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The active user does not have permission to access the given account.
.RE
.sp



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To see details for billing account \f50X0X0X\-0X0X0X\-0X0X0X\fR, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud billing accounts describe 0X0X0X\-0X0X0X\-0X0X0X
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIACCOUNT_ID\fR

Specify a billing account ID. Billing account IDs are of the form
\f50X0X0X\-0X0X0X\-0X0X0X\fR. To see available IDs, run \f5$ gcloud billing
accounts list\fR.


.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 \fBcloudbilling/v1\fR API. The full documentation for this
API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/billing/v1/getting\-started



.SH "NOTES"

These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha billing accounts describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta billing accounts describe
.RE