gcloud spanner databases describe

NAME
gcloud spanner databases describe - describe a Cloud Spanner database
SYNOPSIS
gcloud spanner databases describe(DATABASE :--instance=INSTANCE)[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Describe a Cloud Spanner database.
EXAMPLES
To describe a Cloud Spanner database, run:
gcloudspannerdatabasesdescribemy-database-id--instance=my-instance-id
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to describe. The arguments inthis group 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 argumentdatabase 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
ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database.

To set thedatabase attribute:

  • provide the argumentdatabase on the command line.

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

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

To set theinstance attribute:

  • provide the argumentdatabase 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
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphaspannerdatabasesdescribe
gcloudbetaspannerdatabasesdescribe

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Last updated 2026-02-18 UTC.