.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_LOOKER_INSTANCES_IMPORT" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha looker instances import \- import a Looker instance



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha looker instances import\fR (\fIINSTANCE\fR\ :\ \fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR) \fB\-\-source\-gcs\-uri\fR=\fISOURCE_GCS_URI\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR This command can fail for the following reasons:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The instance specified does not exist.
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The active account does not have permission to access the given instance.
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The Google Cloud Storage bucket does not exist.
.RE
.sp



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To import an instance with the name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR in the default
region, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha looker instances import my\-looker\-instance \e
    \-\-source\-gcs\-uri='gs://bucketName/folderName'
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Instance resource \- Arguments and flags that specify the Looker instance you
want to import. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the
attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in
this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the \f5project\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5instance\fR on the command line with a fully specified
name;
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-project\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(em" 2m
set the property \f5core/project\fR.
.RE
.sp

This must be specified.


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

ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance.

To set the \f5instance\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5instance\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this
group are specified.

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

The region of the instance.

To set the \f5region\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5instance\fR on the command line with a fully specified
name;
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-region\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "REQUIRED FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Import Destination \- The path and storage where the import will be retrieved
from.

This must be specified.


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-source\-gcs\-uri\fR=\fISOURCE_GCS_URI\fR

The path to the folder in Google Cloud Storage where the import will be
retrieved from. The URI is in the form \f5gs://bucketName/folderName\fR.


.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. This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances import
.RE