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.TH "GCLOUD_LOOKER_INSTANCES" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud looker instances \- manage Looker instances



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud looker instances\fR \fICOMMAND\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To create an instance with the name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR, with an edition
of "LOOKER_CORE_STANDARD", run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances create my\-looker\-instance \e
    \-\-oauth\-client\-id='looker' \-\-oauth\-client\-secret='looker' \e
    \-\-edition="core\-standard" \-\-async
.RE

Note: It is \fBrecommended\fR that the \fB\-\-async\fR argument is provided when
creating a Looker instance.

To delete an instance with the name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances delete my\-looker\-instance \-\-async
.RE

To display the details for an instance with name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR,
run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances describe my\-looker\-instance
.RE

To restart an instance with the name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances restart my\-looker\-instance \-\-async
.RE

To update an instance with the name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances update my\-looker\-instance \-\-async
.RE

To restore a backup with id of \f57e504e66\-c389\-4d8d\fR that belongs to an
instance named \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR, in the region \f5us\-central1\fR,
run:

$ gcloud looker instances restore my\-looker\-instance \e.RS 2m
\-\-backup="7e504e66\-c389\-4d8" \-\-region="us\-central1" \-\-async

.RE

To export an instance with the name \f5my\-looker\-instance\fR, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances export my\-looker\-instance \e
    \-\-target\-gcs\-uri='gs://bucketName/folderName' \e
    \-\-kms\-key='projects/my\-project/locations/us\-central1/keyRings/my\e
\-key\-ring/cryptoKeys/my\-key'
.RE

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

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

To list all the instances, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud looker instances list
.RE



.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-help.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "COMMANDS"

\f5\fICOMMAND\fR\fR is one of the following:

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fBcreate\fR

Create a Looker instance.

.TP 2m
\fBdelete\fR

Delete a Looker instance.

.TP 2m
\fBdescribe\fR

Show metadata for a Looker instance.

.TP 2m
\fBexport\fR

Export a Looker instance.

.TP 2m
\fBimport\fR

Import a Looker instance.

.TP 2m
\fBlist\fR

List Looker instances.

.TP 2m
\fBrestart\fR

Restart a Looker instance.

.TP 2m
\fBrestore\fR

Restore a Looker instance from a backup.

.TP 2m
\fBupdate\fR

Update a Looker instance.


.RE
.sp

.SH "NOTES"

This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha looker instances
.RE