gcloud alloydb clusters import

NAME
gcloud alloydb clusters import - import data into an AlloyDB cluster from Google Cloud Storage
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alloydb clusters importCLUSTER--gcs-uri=GCS_URI--region=REGION(--sql    | [--csv--table=TABLE :--columns=COLUMNS--escape-character=ESCAPE_CHARACTER--field-delimiter=FIELD_DELIMITER--quote-character=QUOTE_CHARACTER])[--async][--database=DATABASE][--user=USER][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Import data into an AlloyDB cluster from Google Cloud Storage.
EXAMPLES
To import data into a cluster, run:
gcloudalloydbclustersimportmy-cluster--region=us-central1--database=my-database--gcs-uri=gs://my-bucket/source-file-path--sql--user=my-user"
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
CLUSTER
AlloyDB cluster ID
REQUIRED FLAGS
URI of the source file for import.

This must be specified.

--gcs-uri=GCS_URI
Path to the Google Cloud Storage file from which import has to be done.
--region=REGION
Regional location (e.g.asia-east1,us-east1). See thefull list of regions athttps://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/instance-locations.
Import options for the cluster.

Exactly one of these must be specified:

SQL import options for the cluster.
--sql
Specify source file type.
CSV import options for the cluster.
--csv
Specify source file type.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--table=TABLE
Table name to which the data has to be imported.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--columns=COLUMNS
Comma-separated list of column names to be used for import.
--escape-character=ESCAPE_CHARACTER
Escape character in the source file.
--field-delimiter=FIELD_DELIMITER
Field delimiter in the source file.
--quote-character=QUOTE_CHARACTER
Quote character in the source file.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--database=DATABASE
Database name.
--user=USER
Database user for the import.
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:
gcloudalphaalloydbclustersimport
gcloudbetaalloydbclustersimport

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Last updated 2026-01-21 UTC.