gcloud alpha bigtable backups delete

NAME
gcloud alpha bigtable backups delete - delete an existing backup
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha bigtable backups delete(BACKUP :--cluster=CLUSTER--instance=INSTANCE)[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Delete an existing backup.
EXAMPLES
To delete a backup, run:
gcloudalphabigtablebackupsdeleteBACKUP_NAME--instance=INSTANCE_NAME--cluster=CLUSTER_NAME
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Backup resource - Cloud Bigtable backup to delete. The arguments in this groupcan be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributesare not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

BACKUP
ID of the backup or fully qualified identifier for the backup.

To set thebackup attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line.

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

--cluster=CLUSTER
Name of the Bigtable cluster.

To set thecluster attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--cluster on the command line.
--instance=INSTANCE
Name of the Bigtable instance.

To set theinstance attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--instance on the command line.
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.

API REFERENCE
This command uses thebigtableadmin/v2 API. The full documentationfor this API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/
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. These variants are also available:
gcloudbigtablebackupsdelete
gcloudbetabigtablebackupsdelete

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Last updated 2025-07-15 UTC.