- NAME
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- gcloud alpha looker instances - manage Looker instances
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha looker instancesCOMMAND[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- EXAMPLES
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To create an instance with the name
my-looker-instance, with an edition of "LOOKER_CORE_STANDARD", run:gcloud alpha looker instances create my-looker-instance --oauth-client-id='looker' --oauth-client-secret='looker' --edition="core-standard" --asyncNote: It is
recommendedthat the--asyncargument is provided when creating a Looker instance.To delete an instance with the name
my-looker-instance, run:gcloud alpha looker instances delete my-looker-instance --asyncTo display the details for an instance with name
my-looker-instance, run:gcloud alpha looker instances describe my-looker-instanceTo restart an instance with the name
my-looker-instance, run:gcloud alpha looker instances restart my-looker-instance --asyncTo update an instance with the name
my-looker-instance, run:gcloud alpha looker instances update my-looker-instance --asyncTo restore a backup with id of
7e504e66-c389-4d8dthat belongs to an instance namedmy-looker-instance, in the regionus-central1, run:$ gcloud alpha looker instances restore my-looker-instance \
--backup="7e504e66-c389-4d8" --region="us-central1" --async
To export an instance with the name
my-looker-instance, run:gcloud alpha looker instances export my-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 name
my-looker-instance, run:gcloud alpha looker instances import my-looker-instance --source-gcs-uri='gs://bucketName/folderName'To list all the instances, run:
gcloud alpha looker instances list - GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--help.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - COMMANDS
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is one of the following:COMMANDcreate-
(ALPHA)Create a Looker instance. delete-
(ALPHA)Delete a Looker instance. describe-
(ALPHA)Show metadata for a Looker instance. export-
(ALPHA)Export a Looker instance. import-
(ALPHA)Import a Looker instance. list-
(ALPHA)List Looker instances. restart-
(ALPHA)Restart a Looker instance. restore-
(ALPHA)Restore a Looker instance from a backup. update-
(ALPHA)Update a Looker instance.
- 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. This variant is also available:
gcloud looker instances
gcloud alpha looker instances
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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.