gcloud alpha services api-keys describe

NAME
gcloud alpha services api-keys describe - describe an API key's metadata
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha services api-keys describe(KEY :--location=LOCATION)[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Describe an API key's metadata.
EXAMPLES
To describe an API key using Key:
gcloudalphaservicesapi-keysdescribe1234ORgcloudalphaservicesapi-keysdescribeprojects/myproject/locations/global/keys/1234

To describe an API key with key and project:

gcloudalphaservicesapi-keysdescribe1234--project=myproject

To describe an API key with key, project, and location:

gcloudalphaservicesapi-keysdescribe1234--project=myproject--location=global
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Key resource - The name of the key to describe. The arguments in this group canbe used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes arenot given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentkey on the command line with a fully specifiedname;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

KEY
ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.

To set thekey attribute:

  • provide the argumentkey on the command line.

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

--location=LOCATION
Location of the key.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentkey on the command line with a fully specifiedname;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line;
  • location will default to global.
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
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:
gcloudservicesapi-keysdescribe
gcloudbetaservicesapi-keysdescribe

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Last updated 2025-09-24 UTC.