.TH "GCLOUD_SPANNER_INSTANCES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud spanner instances describe \- describe a Cloud Spanner instance



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud spanner instances describe\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Describe a Cloud Spanner instance.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To describe a Cloud Spanner instance, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud spanner instances describe my\-instance\-id
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIINSTANCE\fR

Cloud Spanner 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"

These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha spanner instances describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta spanner instances describe
.RE