gcloud alpha spanner backups describe

NAME
gcloud alpha spanner backups describe - retrieves information about a backup
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha spanner backups describe (BACKUP : --instance=INSTANCE) [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Retrieves information about a backup.
EXAMPLES
To describe a backup, run: 
gcloud alpha spanner backups describe BACKUP_ID --instance=INSTANCE_NAME
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Backup resource - Cloud Spanner backup to describe. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

  • provide the argument backup on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --project on the command line;
  • set the property core/project.

This must be specified.

BACKUP
ID of the backup or fully qualified identifier for the backup.

To set the backup attribute:

  • provide the argument backup on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--instance=INSTANCE
The name of the Cloud Spanner instance. To set the instance attribute:
  • provide the argument backup on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --instance on the command line;
  • set the property spanner/instance.
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.

API REFERENCE
This command uses the spanner/v1 API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/spanner/
NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available: 
gcloud spanner backups describe
 
gcloud beta spanner backups describe