NAME
    gcloud alpha bigtable instances describe - describe an existing Bigtable
        instance

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha bigtable instances describe INSTANCE [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Describe an existing Bigtable instance.

EXAMPLES
    To view an instance's description, run:

        $ gcloud alpha bigtable instances describe my-instance-id

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     Instance resource - The instance to describe. This represents a Cloud
     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 instance 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.

       INSTANCE
          ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance.

          To set the instance attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument instance on the command line.

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 bigtable instances describe

        $ gcloud beta bigtable instances describe

