NAME
    gcloud alpha spanner operations describe - describe a Cloud Spanner
        operation

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha spanner operations describe OPERATION-ID
        (--instance=INSTANCE | --instance-config=INSTANCE_CONFIG)
        [--backup=BACKUP] [--database=DATABASE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Describe a Cloud Spanner operation.

EXAMPLES
    To describe a Cloud Spanner instance operation, run:

        $ gcloud alpha spanner operations describe _auto_12345 \
            --instance=my-instance-id

    To describe a Cloud Spanner database operation, run:

        $ gcloud alpha spanner operations describe _auto_12345 \
            --instance=my-instance-id --database=my-database-id

    To describe a Cloud Spanner backup operation, run:

        $ gcloud alpha spanner operations describe _auto_12345 \
            --instance=my-instance-id --backup=my-backup-id

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     OPERATION-ID
        ID of the operation

REQUIRED FLAGS
     Exactly one of these must be specified:

       --instance=INSTANCE
          The ID of the instance the operation is executing on.

       --instance-config=INSTANCE_CONFIG
          The ID of the instance configuration the operation is executing on.

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --backup=BACKUP
        For a backup operation, the name of the backup the operation is
        executing on.

     --database=DATABASE
        For a database operation, the name of the database the operation is
        executing on.

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 spanner operations describe

        $ gcloud beta spanner operations describe