gcloud datastore import

NAME
gcloud datastore import - import Cloud Datastore entities from Google Cloud Storage
SYNOPSIS
gcloud datastore importINPUT_URL[--async][--kinds=[KIND,…]][--namespaces=[NAMESPACE,…]][--operation-labels=[OPERATION_LABEL,…]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Imports entities into Google Cloud Datastore. Existing entities with the samekey are overwritten. The import occurs in the background and its progress can bemonitored and managed via the Operation resource that is created. If an Importoperation is cancelled, it is possible that a subset of the data has alreadybeen imported to Cloud Datastore. This data will not be removed.
EXAMPLES
To import all data exported to the output URLgs://exampleBucket/exampleExport/exampleExport.overall_export_metadata,run:
gclouddatastoreimportgs://exampleBucket/exampleExport/exampleExport.overall_export_metadata

To import all data exported to the output URLgs://exampleBucket/exampleExport/exampleExport.overall_export_metadatawithout waiting for the operation to complete, run:

gclouddatastoreimportgs://exampleBucket/exampleExport/exampleExport.overall_export_metadata--async

To import only theexampleKind from the data exported to the outputURLgs://exampleBucket/exampleExport/exampleExport.overall_export_metadata,run:

gclouddatastoreimportgs://exampleBucket/exampleExport/exampleExport.overall_export_metadata--kinds='exampleKind'
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INPUT_URL
Location of the import metadata. Must be a valid Google Cloud Storage object.The file extension is 'overall_export_metadata'.

This location is the 'output_url' field of a previous export, and can be foundvia the 'operations describe' command.

FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--kinds=[KIND,…]
A list specifying what kinds will be included in the operation. When omitted,all Kinds are included. For example, to operate on only the 'Customer' and'Order' Kinds:
gclouddatastoreimport--kinds='Customer','Order'
--namespaces=[NAMESPACE,…]
A list specifying what namespaces will be included in the operation. Whenomitted, all namespaces are included in the operation, including the defaultnamespace. To specify thatonly the default namespace should beoperated on, use the special symbol '(default)'. For example, to operate onentities from both the 'customers' and default namespaces:
gclouddatastoreimport--namespaces='(default)','customers'
--operation-labels=[OPERATION_LABEL,…]
A string:string map of custom labels to associate with this operation. Forexample:
gclouddatastoreimport--operation-labels=comment='customer orders','sales rep'=pending
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
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphadatastoreimport
gcloudbetadatastoreimport

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.