gcloud alpha functions call

NAME
gcloud alpha functions call - triggers execution of a Google Cloud Function
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha functions call(NAME :--region=REGION)[--cloud-event=CLOUD_EVENT    |--data=DATA][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Triggers execution of a Google Cloud Function.
EXAMPLES
To call a function, giving it 'Hello World!' in the message field of its eventargument (depending on your environment you might need to escape characters in--data flag value differently), run:
gcloudalphafunctionscallhelloWorld--data='{"message": "Hello World!"}'

Note that this method has a limited quota which cannot be increased. It isintended for testing and debugging and should not be used in production.

Calls to HTTP-triggered functions are sent as HTTP POST requests. To use otherHTTP methods, use a dedicated HTTP request tool such as cURL or wget.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Function resource - The Cloud Function name to execute. The arguments in thisgroup 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 argumentNAME on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

NAME
ID of the function or fully qualified identifier for the function.

To set thefunction attribute:

  • provide the argumentNAME on the command line.

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

--region=REGION
The Cloud region for the function. Overrides the defaultfunctions/region property value for this command invocation.

To set theregion attribute:

  • provide the argumentNAME on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--region on the command line;
  • set the propertyfunctions/region.
FLAGS
At most one of these can be specified:
--cloud-event=CLOUD_EVENT
JSON encoded string with a CloudEvent in structured content mode.

Mutually exclusive with --data flag.

Use for Cloud Functions 2nd Gen CloudEvent functions. The CloudEvent object willbe sent to your function as a binary content mode message with the top-level'data' field set as the HTTP body and all other JSON fields sent as HTTPheaders.

--data=DATA
JSON string with data that will be passed to the function.
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:
gcloudfunctionscall
gcloudbetafunctionscall

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.