NAME
    gcloud alpha sql backups create - creates a backup of a Cloud SQL instance

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha sql backups create --instance=INSTANCE, -i INSTANCE [--async]
        [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--location=LOCATION]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Creates a backup of a Cloud SQL instance.

REQUIRED FLAGS
     --instance=INSTANCE, -i INSTANCE
        Cloud SQL instance ID.

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --async
        Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to
        complete.

     --description=DESCRIPTION
        A friendly description of the backup.

     --location=LOCATION
        Choose where to store your backup. Backups are stored in the closest
        multi-region location to you by default. Only customize if needed.

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 backups create

        $ gcloud beta sql backups create

