gcloud sql connect

NAME
gcloud sql connect - connects to a Cloud SQL instance
SYNOPSIS
gcloud sql connectINSTANCE[--database=DATABASE,-dDATABASE][--debug-logs][--port=PORT; default=9470][--run-connection-test][--skip-ssl][--auto-iam-authn    |--user=USER,-uUSER][--auto-ip    |--private-ip    |--psc][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Connects to a Cloud SQL instance.
EXAMPLES
To connect to a Cloud SQL instance, run:
gcloudsqlconnectmy-instance--user=root
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE
Cloud SQL instance ID.
FLAGS
--database=DATABASE,-dDATABASE
The PostgreSQL or SQL Server database to connect to.
--debug-logs
Enable verbose debug logs for Cloud SQL Proxy.
--port=PORT; default=9470
Port number that gcloud will use to connect to the Cloud SQL Proxy throughlocalhost.
--run-connection-test
Run connection test for Cloud SQL Proxy.
--skip-ssl
Skip SSL certificate verification for MySQL instances.
User selection settings for Cloud SQL Proxy connection.

At most one of these can be specified:

--auto-iam-authn
Enables IAM database authentication for connections to MySQL and Postgresinstances.
--user=USER,-uUSER
Cloud SQL instance user to connect as.
IP address selection settings for Cloud SQL Proxy connection.

At most one of these can be specified:

--auto-ip
Connect to the Cloud SQL instance with auto IP detection.
--private-ip
Connect to the Cloud SQL instance using private IP.
--psc
Connect to the Cloud SQL instance using Private Service Connect.
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:
gcloudalphasqlconnect
gcloudbetasqlconnect

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Last updated 2026-01-27 UTC.