gcloud metastore services export gcs

NAME
gcloud metastore services export gcs - export metadata from a Dataproc Metastore service to Google Cloud Storage
SYNOPSIS
gcloud metastore services export gcs(SERVICE :--location=LOCATION)--destination-folder=DESTINATION_FOLDER[--async][--dump-type=DUMP_TYPE; default="mysql"][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Export metadata from a Dataproc Metastore service to Google Cloud Storage.

If run asynchronously with--async, exits after printing theoperation name that can be used to poll the status of the export via:

gcloudmetastoreoperationsdescribe
EXAMPLES
To export metadata from a Dataproc Metastore service with the namemy-metastore-service in locationus-central1 to thedestination foldergs://my-bucket/destination-folder, run:
gcloudmetastoreservicesexportgcsmy-metastore-service--location=us-central1--destination-folder=gs://my-bucket/destination-folder
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Service resource - Arguments and flags that specify the Dataproc Metastoreservice you want to export. The arguments in this group can be used to specifythe attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given argumentsin this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

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

This must be specified.

SERVICE
ID of the service or fully qualified identifier for the service.

To set theservice attribute:

  • provide the argumentservice on the command line.

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

--location=LOCATION
The location of the Dataproc Metastore service.

If not specified, will usedefault metastore/location.To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentservice on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line;
  • set the propertymetastore/location.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--destination-folder=DESTINATION_FOLDER
A Cloud Storage URI of a folder that metadata is exported to, in the formatgs://<bucket_name>/<path_inside_bukcet>. A sub-foldercontaining exported files will be created below it.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--dump-type=DUMP_TYPE; default="mysql"
The type of the database dump. If unspecified, defaults tomysql.DUMP_TYPE must be one of:
avro
Database dump contains AVRO files.
mysql
Database dump is a MYSQL dump file.
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.

API REFERENCE
This command uses themetastore/v1 API. The full documentation forthis API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/dataproc-metastore/docs
NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphametastoreservicesexportgcs
gcloudbetametastoreservicesexportgcs

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.