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- NAME
- gcloud alpha sql backups create - creates a backup of a Cloud SQL instance
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha sql backups create--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE[--async][--description=DESCRIPTION][--location=LOCATION][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA)Creates a backup of a Cloud SQL instance.- REQUIRED FLAGS
--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE- Cloud SQL instance ID.
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async- Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description=DESCRIPTION- A friendly description of the backup.
--location=LOCATION- Choose where to store your backup. Backups are stored in the closestmulti-region location to you by default. Only customize if needed.
- 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 helpfor 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:
gcloudsqlbackupscreategcloudbetasqlbackupscreate
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.