gcloud beta compute forwarding-rules import

NAME
gcloud beta compute forwarding-rules import - import a forwarding rule
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta compute forwarding-rules importNAME[--source=SOURCE][--global    |--region=REGION][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA) Imports a forwarding rule's configuration from a file.
EXAMPLES
Import a forwarding rule by running:
gcloudbetacomputeforwarding-rulesimportNAME--source=<path-to-file>
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
NAME
Name of the forwarding rule to import.
FLAGS
--source=SOURCE
Path to a YAML file containing configuration export data. Alternatively, you mayomit this flag to read from standard input.For a schema describing theexport/import format, see:$CLOUDSDKROOT/lib/googlecloudsdk/schemas/compute/beta/ForwardingRule.yaml.
Note:$CLOUDSDKROOTrepresentstheGoogleCloudCLI'sinstallationdirectory.
At most one of these can be specified:
--global
If set, the forwarding rule is global.
--region=REGION
Region of the forwarding rule to import. If not specified, you might be promptedto select a region (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set thecompute/region property:

gcloudconfigsetcompute/regionREGION

A list of regions can be fetched by running:

gcloudcomputeregionslist

To unset the property, run:

gcloudconfigunsetcompute/region

Alternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variableCLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION.

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 beta and might change without notice. Thesevariants are also available:
gcloudcomputeforwarding-rulesimport
gcloudalphacomputeforwarding-rulesimport

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.