.TH "GCLOUD_SQL_BACKUPS_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud sql backups describe \- retrieves information about a backup



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



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Retrieves information about a backup.



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIID\fR

The ID of the backup run. To find the ID, run the following command: $ gcloud
sql backups list \-i {instance}.Or, the NAME of the backup. To find the NAME,
run the following command: $ gcloud sql backups list
\-\-filter=instance:{instance}


.RE
.sp

.SH "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"

These variants are also available:

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

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