- NAME
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- gcloud alpha kms keys describe - get metadata for a given key
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha kms keys describe(KEY:--keyring=KEYRING--location=LOCATION) [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Returns metadata for the given key. - EXAMPLES
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The following command returns metadata for the key
frodowithin the keyringfellowshipin the locationus-east1:gcloud alpha kms keys describe frodo --keyring=fellowship --location=us-east1 - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Key resource - The KMS key resource. 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
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
KEY-
ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.
To set the
keyattribute:-
provide the argument
keyon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--keyring=KEYRING-
The KMS keyring of the key.
To set the
keyringattribute:-
provide the argument
keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--keyringon the command line.
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provide the argument
--location=LOCATION-
The Google Cloud location for the key.
To set the
locationattribute:-
provide the argument
keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Key resource - The KMS key resource. 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.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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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 helpfor details. - NOTES
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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 kms keys describegcloud beta kms keys describe
gcloud alpha kms keys describe
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.