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- NAME
- gcloud dataplex content create - creating a content
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud dataplex content create--data-text=DATA_TEXT--path=PATH(--kernel-type=KERNEL_TYPE|--query-engine=QUERY_ENGINE)(--lake=LAKE:--location=LOCATION)[--description=DESCRIPTION][--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]][--validate-only][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
- Creating a content.
- EXAMPLES
- To create a Dataplex content
test-contentof type notebook withinlaketest-lakein locationus-central1.gclouddataplexcontentcreate--project=test-project--location=us-central1--lake=test-lake--kernel-type=PYTHON3--data-text=''--path='test-content' - REQUIRED FLAGS
--data-text=DATA_TEXT- Content data in string format
--path=PATH- The path for the Content file, represented as directory structure
- Sql script or notebook related configurations.
Exactly one of these must be specified:
- Notebook related configurations.
--kernel-type=KERNEL_TYPE- Kernel Type of the notebook.
KERNEL_TYPEmust be (onlyone value is supported):PYTHON3- python3
- Sql script related configurations.
--query-engine=QUERY_ENGINE- Query Engine to be used for the Sql Query.
QUERY_ENGINEmust be (only one value is supported):SPARK- spark
- Lakes resource - Arguments and flags that define the Dataplex lake you want tocreate a Content to. The arguments in this group can be used to specify theattributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments inthis group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
--lakeon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
--lake=LAKE- ID of the lakes or fully qualified identifier for the lakes.
To set the
lakeattribute:- provide the argument
--lakeon the command line.
This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.
- provide the argument
--location=LOCATION- The location of the Dataplex resource.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
--lakeon the command line with a fullyspecified name; - provide the argument
--locationon the command line; - set the property
dataplex/location.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
--description=DESCRIPTION- Description of the Content
--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]- List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.
Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens(
-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, andnumbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores(_), lowercase characters, and numbers. --validate-only- Validate the create action, but don't actually perform it.
- 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 variant is also available:
gcloudalphadataplexcontentcreate
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Last updated 2026-01-21 UTC.