NAME
    gcloud alpha sql connect - connects to a Cloud SQL instance

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha sql connect INSTANCE [--database=DATABASE, -d DATABASE]
        [--port=PORT; default=9470] [--user=USER, -u USER]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Connects to Cloud SQL V2 instances through the Cloud SQL Proxy.
    Connects to Cloud SQL V1 instances directly.

EXAMPLES
    To connect to a Cloud SQL instance, run:

        $ gcloud alpha sql connect my-instance --user=root

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     INSTANCE
        Cloud SQL instance ID.

FLAGS
     --database=DATABASE, -d DATABASE
        The PostgreSQL or SQL Server database to connect to.

     --port=PORT; default=9470
        Port number that gcloud will use to connect to the Cloud SQL Proxy
        through localhost.

     --user=USER, -u USER
        Cloud SQL instance user to connect as.

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
    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 sql connect

        $ gcloud beta sql connect

