.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_LOOKER_BACKUPS_CREATE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha looker backups create \- create a backup of a Looker instance



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha looker backups create\fR \fB\-\-instance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR \fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Create a backup of a Looker instance.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To create a backup of an instance with the name my\-looker\-instance, in region
us\-central1 run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha looker backups create \e
    \-\-instance='my\-looker\-instance' \-\-region='us\-central1'
.RE



.SH "REQUIRED FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-instance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR

ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance. To set the
instance attribute:

.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \-\-instance on the command line.
.RE
.sp

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

The name of the Looker region of the instance. Overrides the default
looker/region property value for this command invocation.


.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. This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker backups create
.RE