.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_SQL_DATABASES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha sql databases describe \- displays configuration and metadata about a Cloud SQL database



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha sql databases describe\fR \fIDATABASE\fR \fB\-\-instance\fR=\fIINSTANCE\fR, \fB\-i\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Information such as database name, charset, and collation will be
displayed.



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIDATABASE\fR

Cloud SQL database name.


.RE
.sp

.SH "REQUIRED FLAGS"

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

Cloud SQL instance ID.


.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 sql databases describe
.RE

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