gcloud alpha

NAME
gcloud alpha - alpha versions of gcloud commands
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alphaGROUP |COMMAND[--account=ACCOUNT][--billing-project=BILLING_PROJECT][--configuration=CONFIGURATION][--flags-file=YAML_FILE][--flatten=[KEY,…]][--format=FORMAT][--help][--project=PROJECT_ID][--quiet,-q][--verbosity=VERBOSITY; default="warning"][--version,-v][-h][--access-token-file=ACCESS_TOKEN_FILE][--impersonate-service-account=SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAILS][--log-http][--trace-token=TRACE_TOKEN][--no-user-output-enabled]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Alpha versions of gcloud commands.
GLOBAL FLAGS
--account=ACCOUNT
Google Cloud user account to use for invocation. Overrides the defaultcore/account property value for this command invocation.
--billing-project=BILLING_PROJECT
The Google Cloud project that will be charged quota for operations performed ingcloud. If you need to operateon one project, but need quota against a different project, you can use thisflag to specify the billing project. If bothbilling/quota_projectand--billing-project are specified,--billing-projecttakes precedence. Run$gcloudconfig set --help to see more information aboutbilling/quota_project.
--configuration=CONFIGURATION
File name of the configuration to use for this command invocation. For moreinformation on how to use configurations, run:gcloud topicconfigurations. You can also use the CLOUDSDK_ACTIVE_CONFIG_NAMEenvironment variable to set the equivalent of this flag for a terminal session.
--flags-file=YAML_FILE
A YAML or JSON file that specifies a--flag:valuedictionary. Useful for specifying complex flag values with special charactersthat work with any command interpreter. Additionally, each--flags-file arg is replaced by its constituent flags. See $gcloud topic flags-file formore information.
--flatten=[KEY,…]
Flattenname[] output resource slices inKEY into separate records for each item in each slice.Multiple keys and slices may be specified. This also flattens keys for--format and--filter. For example,--flatten=abc.def flattensabc.def[].ghi references toabc.def.ghi. A resource record containingabc.def[]with N elements will expand to N records in the flattened output. This allows usto specify whatresource-key thefilter will operateon. This flag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit.
--format=FORMAT
Sets the format for printing command output resources. The default is acommand-specific human-friendly output format. If bothcore/formatand--format are specified,--format takes precedence.--format andcore/format both take precedence overcore/default_format. The supported formats are limited to:config,csv,default,diff,disable,flattened,get,json,list,multi,none,object,table,text,value,yaml. For more details run $gcloud topic formats. Run$gcloud config set --help tosee more information aboutcore/format
--help
Display detailed help.
--project=PROJECT_ID
The Google Cloud project ID to use for this invocation. If omitted, then thecurrent project is assumed; the current project can be listed usinggcloudconfig list --format='text(core.project)' and can be set usinggcloud config set project PROJECTID.

--project and its fallbackcore/project property playtwo roles in the invocation. It specifies the project of the resource to operateon. It also specifies the project for API enablement check, quota, and billing.To specify a different project for quota and billing, use--billing-project orbilling/quota_project property.

--quiet,-q
Disable all interactive prompts when runninggcloud commands. If input is required,defaults will be used, or an error will be raised.

Overrides the default core/disable_prompts property value for this commandinvocation. This is equivalent to setting the environment variableCLOUDSDK_CORE_DISABLE_PROMPTS to 1.

--verbosity=VERBOSITY; default="warning"
Override the default verbosity for this command. Overrides the defaultcore/verbosity property value for this command invocation.VERBOSITY must be one of:debug,info,warning,error,critical,none.
--version,-v
Print version information and exit. This flag is only available at the globallevel.
-h
Print a summary help and exit.
OTHER FLAGS
--access-token-file=ACCESS_TOKEN_FILE
A file path to read the access token. Use this flag to authenticategcloud with an access token. Thecredentials of the active account (if exists) will be ignored. The file shouldonly contain an access token with no other information. Overrides the defaultauth/access_token_file property value for this command invocation.
--impersonate-service-account=SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAILS
For thisgcloud invocation, allAPI requests will be made as the given service account or target service accountin an impersonation delegation chain instead of the currently selected account.You can specify either a single service account as the impersonator, or acomma-separated list of service accounts to create an impersonation delegationchain. The impersonation is done without needing to create, download, andactivate a key for the service account or accounts.

In order to make API requests as a service account, your currently selectedaccount must have an IAM role that includes theiam.serviceAccounts.getAccessToken permission for the serviceaccount or accounts.

Theroles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator role has theiam.serviceAccounts.getAccessToken permission. You can also createa custom role.

You can specify a list of service accounts, separated with commas. This createsan impersonation delegation chain in which each service account delegates itspermissions to the next service account in the chain. Each service account inthe list must have theroles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator role onthe next service account in the list. For example, when--impersonate-service-account=SERVICE_ACCOUNT_1,SERVICE_ACCOUNT_2,the active account must have theroles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator role onSERVICE_ACCOUNT_1, which must have theroles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator role onSERVICE_ACCOUNT_2.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_1 is the impersonatedservice account andSERVICE_ACCOUNT_2 isthe delegate.

Overrides the defaultauth/impersonate_service_account propertyvalue for this command invocation.

--log-http
Log all HTTP server requests and responses to stderr. Overrides the defaultcore/log_http property value for this command invocation.
--trace-token=TRACE_TOKEN
Token used to route traces of service requests for investigation of issues.Overrides the defaultcore/trace_token property value for thiscommand invocation.
--user-output-enabled
Print user intended output to the console. Overrides the defaultcore/user_output_enabled property value for this commandinvocation. Use--no-user-output-enabled to disable.
GROUPS
GROUP is one of the following:
access-approval
(ALPHA) Manage Access Approval requests and settings.
access-context-manager
(ALPHA) Manage Access Context Manager resources.
active-directory
(ALPHA) Manage Managed Microsoft AD resources.
ai
(ALPHA) Manage entities in Vertex AI.
ai-platform
(ALPHA) Manage AI Platform jobs and models.
alloydb
(ALPHA) Create and manage AlloyDB databases.
anthos
(ALPHA) Anthos command Group.
api-gateway
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud API Gateway resources.
api-registry
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud API Registry Command Group.
apigee
(ALPHA) Manage Apigee resources.
app
(ALPHA) Manage your App Engine deployments.
apphub
(ALPHA) Manage App Hub resources.
artifacts
(ALPHA) Manage Artifact Registry resources.
asset
(ALPHA) Manage the Cloud Asset Inventory.
assured
(ALPHA) Read and manipulate Assured Workloads data controls.
audit-manager
(ALPHA) Enroll resources, audit workloads and generate reports.
auth
(ALPHA) Manage oauth2 credentials for the Google Cloud CLI.
backup-dr
(ALPHA) Manage Backup and DR resources.
batch
(ALPHA) Manage Batch resources.
beyondcorp
(ALPHA) Manage secure access to applications with integrated threatand data protection.
biglake
(ALPHA) Create and manage Google Cloud BigLake resources.
bigtable
(ALPHA) Manage your Cloud Bigtable storage.
billing
(ALPHA) Manage billing accounts and associate them with projects.
blockchain-node-engine
(ALPHA) Create and manipulate Blockchain Node Engine resources.
blockchain-validator
(ALPHA) Manage blockchain validator configurations.
bms
(ALPHA) Manage Bare Metal Solution resources.
bq
(ALPHA) Interact with and manage resources in Google BigQuery.
builds
(ALPHA) Create and manage builds for Google Cloud Build.
certificate-manager
(ALPHA) Manage SSL certificates for your Google Cloud projects.
cloud-shell
(ALPHA) Manage Google Cloud Shell.
cloudlocationfinder
(ALPHA) Manage Cloudlocationfinder resources.
cluster-director
(ALPHA) Manage Cluster Director resources.
code
(ALPHA) Create and manage a local development environment for CloudRun.
composer
(ALPHA) Create and manage Cloud Composer Environments.
compute
(ALPHA) Create and manipulate Compute Engine resources.
config
(ALPHA) View and edit Google Cloud CLI properties.
container
(ALPHA) Deploy and manage clusters of machines for runningcontainers.
data-catalog
(ALPHA) Manage Data Catalog resources.
database-migration
(ALPHA) Manage Database Migration Service resources.
dataflow
(ALPHA) Manage Google Cloud Dataflow resources.
dataplex
(ALPHA) Manage Dataplex resources.
dataproc
(ALPHA) Create and manage Google Cloud Dataproc clusters and jobs.
datastore
(ALPHA) Manage your Cloud Datastore resources.
deploy
(ALPHA) Create and manage Cloud Deploy resources.
deployment-manager
(ALPHA) Manage deployments of cloud resources.
design-center
(ALPHA) Manage Application Design Center resources.
developer-connect
(ALPHA) Manage Developer Connect resources.
dialogflow
(ALPHA) Interact with and manage Dialogflow agents, entities, andintents.
dlp
(ALPHA) Manage sensitive data with Cloud Data Loss Prevention.
dns
(ALPHA) Manage your Cloud DNS managed-zones and record-sets.
domains
(ALPHA) Manage domains for your Google Cloud projects.
edge-cache
(ALPHA) Manage Media CDN resources.
edge-cloud
(ALPHA) Manage edge-cloud resources.
emulators
(ALPHA) Set up your local development environment using emulators.
endpoints
(ALPHA) Create, enable and manage API services.
essential-contacts
(ALPHA) Manage Essential Contacts.
filestore
(ALPHA) Create and manipulate Filestore resources.
firebase
(ALPHA) Work with Google Firebase.
firebase-data-connect
(ALPHA) Manage Firebase Data Connect resources.
firestore
(ALPHA) Manage your Cloud Firestore resources.
functions
(ALPHA) Manage Google Cloud Functions.
genomics
(ALPHA) Manage Genomics resources.
healthcare
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Healthcare resources.
iam
(ALPHA) Manage IAM service accounts and keys.
iap
(ALPHA) Manage IAP policies.
identity
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Identity Groups and Memberships resources.
ids
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud IDS.
immersive-stream
(ALPHA) Manage Immersive Stream resources.
kms
(ALPHA) Manage cryptographic keys in the cloud.
lifesciences
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Life Sciences resources.
logging
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Logging.
looker
(ALPHA) Manage Looker resources.
lustre
(ALPHA) Manage Lustre resources.
managed-flink
(ALPHA) Manage Managed Flink resources.
managed-kafka
(ALPHA) Administer Managed Service for Apache Kafka clusters,topics, and consumer groups.
media
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Media Services.
memcache
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Memorystore Memcached resources.
memorystore
(ALPHA) Manage Memorystore resources.
metastore
(ALPHA) Manage Dataproc Metastore resources.
migration
(ALPHA) The root group for various Cloud Migration teams.
ml
(ALPHA) Use Google Cloud machine learning capabilities.
model-armor
(ALPHA) Model Armor is a service offering LLM-agnostic security andAI safety measures to mitigate risks associated with large language models(LLMs).
monitoring
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Monitoring alerting policies, dashboards,notification channels, and uptime checks.
mps
(ALPHA) Manage Marketplace Solutions resources.
netapp
(ALPHA) Create and manipulate Cloud NetApp Files resources.
network-connectivity
(ALPHA) Manage Network Connectivity Center resources.
network-security
(ALPHA) Manage Network Security resources.
network-services
(ALPHA) Manage Network Services resources.
notebooks
(ALPHA)(DEPRECATED) Notebooks Command Group.
organizations
(ALPHA) Create and manage Google Cloud Platform Organizations.
pam
(ALPHA) Manage Privileged Access Manager (PAM) entitlements andgrants.
policy-troubleshoot
(ALPHA) Troubleshoot Google Cloud Platform policies.
projects
(ALPHA) Create and manage project access policies.
publicca
(ALPHA) Manage accounts for Google Trust Services' CertificateAuthority.
pubsub
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Pub/Sub topics, subscriptions, and snapshots.
quotas
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Quotas quota info and quota preferences.
recaptcha
(ALPHA) Manage reCAPTCHA Enterprise Keys.
recommender
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud recommendations and recommendation rules.
redis
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Memorystore Redis resources.
resource-config
(ALPHA) Commands for declarative management of Google CloudPlatform resources.
resource-manager
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Resources.
run
(ALPHA) Manage your Cloud Run applications.
scc
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud SCC resources.
scheduler
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Scheduler jobs and schedules.
secrets
(ALPHA) Manage secrets on Google Cloud.
service-directory
(ALPHA) Command groups for Service Directory.
service-extensions
(ALPHA) Manage Service Extensions resources.
services
(ALPHA) List, enable and disable APIs and services.
source
(ALPHA) Cloud git repository commands.
source-manager
(ALPHA) Manage Secure Source Manager resources.
spanner
(ALPHA) Command groups for Cloud Spanner.
sql
(ALPHA) Create and manage Google Cloud SQL databases.
storage
(ALPHA) Create and manage Cloud Storage buckets and objects.
tasks
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Tasks queues and tasks.
telco-automation
(ALPHA) Manage Telco Automation resources.
terraform
(ALPHA) Commands related to Terraform management of Google CloudPlatform resources.
topic
(ALPHA) gcloud supplementary help.
trace
(ALPHA) Manage Stackdriver Trace.
transfer
(ALPHA) Manage Transfer Service jobs, operations, and agents.
web-security-scanner
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Web Security Scanner resources.
workstations
(ALPHA) Manage Cloud Workstations resources.
zone-management
(ALPHA) Zone Management gcloud commands.
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
help
(ALPHA) Search gcloud help text.
init
(ALPHA) Initialize or reinitialize gcloud.
interactive
(ALPHA) Start the gcloud interactive shell.
survey
(ALPHA) Invoke a customer satisfaction survey for Google Cloud CLI.
NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist.

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Last updated 2025-12-09 UTC.