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- NAME
- gcloud alpha ai-platform explain - run AI Platform explanation
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha ai-platform explain--model=MODEL(--json-instances=JSON_INSTANCES|--json-request=JSON_REQUEST|--text-instances=TEXT_INSTANCES)[--region=REGION][--version=VERSION][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA)gcloud alpha ai-platform explainsends anexplain request to AI Platform for the given instances. This command will readup to 100 instances, though the service itself will accept instances up to thepayload limit size (currently, 1.5MB).- EXAMPLES
- To get explanations for an AI Platform version model with the version 'version'and with the name 'model-name', run:
gcloudalphaai-platformexplainexplain--model=model-name--version=version--json-instances=instances.json - REQUIRED FLAGS
--model=MODEL- Name of the model.
- Exactly one of these must be specified:
--json-instances=JSON_INSTANCES- Path to a local file from which instances are read. Instances are in JSONformat; newline delimited.
An example of the JSON instances file:
{"images":[0.0,…,0.1],"key":3}{"images":[0.0,…,0.1],"key":2}…
This flag accepts "-" for stdin.
--json-request=JSON_REQUEST- Path to a local file containing the body of JSON request.
An example of a JSON request:
{"instances":[{"x":[1,2],"y":[3,4]},{"x":[-1,-2],"y":[-3,-4]}]}
This flag accepts "-" for stdin.
--text-instances=TEXT_INSTANCES- Path to a local file from which instances are read. Instances are in UTF-8encoded text format; newline delimited.
An example of the text instances file:
107,4.9,2.5,4.5,1.7100,5.7,2.8,4.1,1.3…
This flag accepts "-" for stdin.
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
--region=REGION- Google Cloud region of the regional endpoint to use for this command. For theglobal endpoint, the region needs to be specified as
global.Learn more about regional endpoints and see a list of available regions:https://cloud.google.com/ai-platform/prediction/docs/regional-endpoints
REGIONmust be one of:global,asia-east1,asia-northeast1,asia-southeast1,australia-southeast1,europe-west1,europe-west2,europe-west3,europe-west4,northamerica-northeast1,us-central1,us-east1,us-east4,us-west1. --version=VERSION- Model version to be used.
If unspecified, the default version of the model will be used. To list modelversions run
gcloudalphaai-platformversionslist
- 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
$gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloudbetaai-platformexplain
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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.