gcloud alpha sql export bak

NAME
gcloud alpha sql export bak - export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a BAK file
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha sql export bakINSTANCEURI--database=DATABASE,[DATABASE,…],-dDATABASE,[DATABASE,…][--async][--bak-type=BAK_TYPE; default="FULL"][--differential-base][--export-log-end-time=EXPORT_LOG_END_TIME][--export-log-start-time=EXPORT_LOG_START_TIME][--stripe_count=STRIPE_COUNT][--[no-]striped][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a Google CloudStorage bucket as a BAK backup file. This is only supported for SQL Server.
EXAMPLES
To export data from the databasemy-database in the Cloud SQLinstancemy-instance to a BAK filemy-bucket/my-export.bak, run:
gcloudalphasqlexportbakmy-instancegs://my-bucket/my-export.bak--database=my-database
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE
Cloud SQL instance ID.
URI
The path to the file in Google Cloud Storage where the export will be stored.The URI is in the form gs://bucketName/fileName. If the file already exists, theoperation fails.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--database=DATABASE,[DATABASE,…],-dDATABASE,[DATABASE,…]
Database from which the export is made. Information on requirements can be foundhere:https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/admin-api/v1beta4/instances/export#exportContext.databases
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--bak-type=BAK_TYPE; default="FULL"
Type of bak file that will be exported, FULL or DIFF. SQL Server only.BAK_TYPE must be one of:FULL,DIFF,TLOG.
--differential-base
Whether the bak file export can be used as differential base for futuredifferential backup. SQL Server only
--export-log-end-time=EXPORT_LOG_END_TIME
Optional flag. The end time of the transaction log files that are included inthe export file. Use this flag to export transaction logs for Cloud SQL for SQLServer only. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ, UTC timezone only.
--export-log-start-time=EXPORT_LOG_START_TIME
Optional flag. The start time of the transaction log files that are included inthe export file. Use this flag to export transaction logs for Cloud SQL for SQLServer only. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ, UTC timezone only.
--stripe_count=STRIPE_COUNT
Specifies the number of stripes to use for SQL Server exports.
--[no-]striped
Whether SQL Server export should be striped. Use--striped toenable and--no-striped to disable.
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:
gcloudsqlexportbak
gcloudbetasqlexportbak

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.