NAME
    gcloud alpha sql backups describe - retrieves information about a backup

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha sql backups describe ID [--instance=INSTANCE, -i INSTANCE]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Retrieves information about a backup.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     ID
        The ID of the backup run. To find the ID, run the following command: $
        gcloud sql backups list -i {instance}.Or, the NAME of the backup. To
        find the NAME, run the following command: $ gcloud sql backups list
        --filter=instance:{instance}

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

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 describe

        $ gcloud beta sql backups describe