gcloud alpha spanner rows delete

NAME
gcloud alpha spanner rows delete - delete a row in a Cloud Spanner database
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha spanner rows delete--keys=[KEY,…]--table=TABLE(--database=DATABASE :--instance=INSTANCE)[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
EXAMPLES
To delete a row with primary keys of SingerId=1,SingName=abc in table Singersunder my-database and my-instance, run:
gcloudalphaspannerrowsdelete--table=Singers--database=my-database--instance=my-instance--keys=1,abc
REQUIRED FLAGS
--keys=[KEY,…]
The primary key values of the row to delete.
--table=TABLE
The Cloud Spanner table name.
Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database in which to delete a row. Thearguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set inother ways.

To set theproject attribute:

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

This must be specified.

--database=DATABASE
ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database.

To set thedatabase attribute:

  • provide the argument--database on the command line.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--instance=INSTANCE
The Cloud Spanner instance for the database.

To set theinstance attribute:

  • provide the argument--database on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--instance on the command line;
  • set the propertyspanner/instance.
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:
gcloudspannerrowsdelete
gcloudbetaspannerrowsdelete

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Last updated 2026-02-18 UTC.