gcloud looker instances

NAME
gcloud looker instances - manage Looker instances
SYNOPSIS
gcloud looker instancesCOMMAND[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
EXAMPLES
To create an instance with the namemy-looker-instance, with anedition of "LOOKER_CORE_STANDARD", run:
gcloudlookerinstancescreatemy-looker-instance--oauth-client-id='looker'--oauth-client-secret='looker'--edition="core-standard"--async

Note: It isrecommended that the--async argument isprovided when creating a Looker instance.

To delete an instance with the namemy-looker-instance, run:

gcloudlookerinstancesdeletemy-looker-instance--async

To display the details for an instance with namemy-looker-instance, run:

gcloudlookerinstancesdescribemy-looker-instance

To restart an instance with the namemy-looker-instance, run:

gcloudlookerinstancesrestartmy-looker-instance--async

To update an instance with the namemy-looker-instance, run:

gcloudlookerinstancesupdatemy-looker-instance--async

To restore a backup with id of7e504e66-c389-4d8d that belongs toan instance namedmy-looker-instance, in the regionus-central1, run:

$gcloud lookerinstances restore my-looker-instance \

--backup="7e504e66-c389-4d8"--region="us-central1"--async

To export an instance with the namemy-looker-instance, run:

gcloudlookerinstancesexportmy-looker-instance--target-gcs-uri='gs://bucketName/folderName'--kms-key='projects/my-project/locations/us-central1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key'

To import an instance with the namemy-looker-instance, run:

gcloudlookerinstancesimportmy-looker-instance--source-gcs-uri='gs://bucketName/folderName'

To list all the instances, run:

gcloudlookerinstanceslist
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--help.

Run$gcloud help for details.

COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
create
Create a Looker instance.
delete
Delete a Looker instance.
describe
Show metadata for a Looker instance.
export
Export a Looker instance.
import
Import a Looker instance.
list
List Looker instances.
restart
Restart a Looker instance.
restore
Restore a Looker instance from a backup.
update
Update a Looker instance.
NOTES
This variant is also available:
gcloudalphalookerinstances

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.