gcloud alpha edge-cloud container clusters get-credentials

NAME
gcloud alpha edge-cloud container clusters get-credentials - get credentials of an edge-container cluster
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha edge-cloud container clusters get-credentials(CLUSTER :--location=LOCATION)[--auth-provider-cmd-path=AUTH_PROVIDER_CMD_PATH][--offline-credential][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Fetch credentials for a running Edge Container cluster.This command updates a kubeconfig file with appropriate credentials and endpointinformation to point kubectl at a specific Edge Container cluster. By default,credentials are written toHOME/.kube/config. You can provide analternate path by setting theKUBECONFIGenvironment variable. IfKUBECONFIGcontains multiple paths, the first one is used. This command enables switchingto a specific cluster, when working with multiple clusters. It can also be usedto access a previously created cluster from a new workstation. The command willconfigure kubectl to automatically refresh its credentials using the sameidentity as the gcloud command-line tool. Seehttps://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/kubectlfor kubectl documentation.
EXAMPLES
To get credentials of a cluster namedmy-cluster managed in locationus-west1, run:
gcloudalphaedge-cloudcontainerclustersget-credentialsmy-cluster--location=us-west1
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Cluster resource - Edge Container cluster to get credentials. The arguments inthis group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Someattributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentcluster on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

CLUSTER
ID of the cluster or fully qualified identifier for the cluster.

To set thecluster attribute:

  • provide the argumentcluster on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--location=LOCATION
Google Cloud location for the cluster.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentcluster on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line.
FLAGS
--auth-provider-cmd-path=AUTH_PROVIDER_CMD_PATH
Path to the gcloud executable for the auth provider field in kubeconfig.
--offline-credential
Once specified, an offline credential will be generated for the cluster.
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. This variant is also available:
gcloudedge-cloudcontainerclustersget-credentials

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.