gcloud spanner instances describe

NAME
gcloud spanner instances describe - describe a Cloud Spanner instance
SYNOPSIS
gcloud spanner instances describeINSTANCE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
Describe a Cloud Spanner instance.
EXAMPLES
To describe a Cloud Spanner instance, run:
gcloudspannerinstancesdescribemy-instance-id
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE
Cloud Spanner instance ID.
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:
gcloudalphaspannerinstancesdescribe
gcloudbetaspannerinstancesdescribe

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Last updated 2026-02-18 UTC.