gcloud compute backend-services edit

NAME
gcloud compute backend-services edit - modify a backend service
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute backend-services editBACKEND_SERVICE_NAME[--global    |--region=REGION][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
gcloud compute backend-services edit modifies a backend service ofa Google Cloud load balancer or Traffic Director. The backend service resourceis fetched from the server and presented in a text editor that displays theconfigurable fields.

The specific editor is defined by theEDITOR environment variable.

The name of each backend corresponds to the name of an instance group, zonalNEG, serverless NEG, or internet NEG.

To add, remove, or swap backends, use thegcloud compute backend-servicesremove-backend andgcloud computebackend-services add-backend commands.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME
Name of the backend service to operate on.
FLAGS
At most one of these can be specified:
--global
If set, the backend service is global.
--region=REGION
Region of the backend service to operate on. Overrides the defaultcompute/region property value for this command invocation.
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
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphacomputebackend-servicesedit
gcloudbetacomputebackend-servicesedit

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.