.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_RESOURCE\-MANAGER_FOLDERS_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha resource\-manager folders describe \- show metadata for a folder



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha resource\-manager folders describe\fR \fIFOLDER_ID\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Shows metadata for a folder, given a valid folder ID.

This command can fail for the following reasons:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The folder specified does not exist.
.IP "\(bu" 2m
The active account does not have permission to access the given folder.
.RE
.sp



.SH "EXAMPLES"

The following command prints metadata for a folder with the ID \f53589215982\fR:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha resource\-manager folders describe 3589215982
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIFOLDER_ID\fR

ID for the folder you want to describe.


.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 resource\-manager folders describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta resource\-manager folders describe
.RE