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

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha sql connect INSTANCE [--database=DATABASE, -d DATABASE]
        [--debug-logs] [--port=PORT; default=9470] [--run-connection-test]
        [--skip-ssl] [--auto-iam-authn | --user=USER, -u USER]
        [--auto-ip | --private-ip | --psc] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Connects to a Cloud SQL instance.

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.

     --debug-logs
        Enable verbose debug logs for Cloud SQL Proxy.

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

     --run-connection-test
        Run connection test for Cloud SQL Proxy.

     --skip-ssl
        Skip SSL certificate verification for MySQL instances.

     User selection settings for Cloud SQL Proxy connection.

     At most one of these can be specified:

       --auto-iam-authn
          Enables IAM database authentication for connections to MySQL and
          Postgres instances.

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

     IP address selection settings for Cloud SQL Proxy connection.

     At most one of these can be specified:

       --auto-ip
          Connect to the Cloud SQL instance with auto IP detection.

       --private-ip
          Connect to the Cloud SQL instance using private IP.

       --psc
          Connect to the Cloud SQL instance using Private Service Connect.

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