gcloud alpha compute backend-services import

NAME
gcloud alpha compute backend-services import - import a backend service
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha compute backend-services importBACKEND_SERVICE_NAME[--source=SOURCE][--global    |--region=REGION][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Imports a backend service's configuration from a file.
EXAMPLES
A backend service can be imported by running:
gcloudalphacomputebackend-servicesimportNAME--source=<path-to-file>--global
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME
Name of the backend service to import.
FLAGS
--source=SOURCE
Path to a YAML file containing configuration export data. Alternatively, you mayomit this flag to read from standard input.For a schema describing theexport/import format, see:$CLOUDSDKROOT/lib/googlecloudsdk/schemas/compute/alpha/BackendService.yaml.
Note:$CLOUDSDKROOTrepresentstheGoogleCloudCLI'sinstallationdirectory.
At most one of these can be specified:
--global
If set, the backend service is global.
--region=REGION
Region of the backend service to import. Overrides the defaultcompute/region property value for this command invocation.
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 help for 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. These variants are also available:
gcloudcomputebackend-servicesimport
gcloudbetacomputebackend-servicesimport

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.