.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_COMPUTE_BACKEND\-SERVICES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha compute backend\-services describe \- display detailed information about a backend service



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha compute backend\-services describe\fR \fIBACKEND_SERVICE_NAME\fR [\fB\-\-global\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR \fBgcloud alpha compute backend\-services describe\fR displays all
data associated with a backend service in a project.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To get details about a global backend service, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute backend\-services describe \-\-global
.RE

To get details about a regional backend service in the \f5\fIus\-central1\fR\fR
regions, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute backend\-services describe \-\-region=us\-central1
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIBACKEND_SERVICE_NAME\fR

Name of the backend service to describe.


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

At most one of these can be specified:


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-global\fR

If set, the backend service is global.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR

Region of the backend service to describe. Overrides the default
\fBcompute/region\fR property value for this command invocation.


.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 "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 compute backend\-services describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta compute backend\-services describe
.RE