.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_SQL_INSTANCES_DESCRIBE" 1



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



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha sql instances describe\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Displays configuration and metadata about a Cloud SQL instance.

Information such as instance name, IP address, region, the CA certificate and
configuration settings will be displayed.



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\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 instances describe
.RE

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