.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_FIRESTORE_DATABASES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha firestore databases describe \- describes information about a Cloud Firestore database



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha firestore databases describe\fR [\fB\-\-database\fR=\fIDATABASE\fR;\ default="(default)"] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR The following command describes a Google Cloud Firestore database.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To describe a Firestore database with a databaseId \f5testdb\fR.

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha firestore databases describe \-\-database=testdb
.RE

If databaseId is not specified, the command will describe information about the
\f5(default)\fR database.

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha firestore databases describe
.RE



.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-database\fR=\fIDATABASE\fR; default="(default)"

The database to operate on. The default value is \f5(default)\fR.

For example, to operate on database \f5foo\fR:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha firestore databases describe \-\-database='foo'
.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 firestore databases describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta firestore databases describe
.RE