.TH "GCLOUD_BETA_SQL_INSTANCES_DESCRIBE" 1



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



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



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(BETA)\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 beta and might change without notice. These
variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud sql instances describe
.RE

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