NAME gcloud beta sql instances describe - displays configuration and metadata about a Cloud SQL instance SYNOPSIS gcloud beta sql instances describe INSTANCE [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...] DESCRIPTION (BETA) Displays configuration and metadata about a Cloud SQL instance. Information such as instance name, IP address, region, the CA certificate and configuration settings will be displayed. POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS 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 beta and might change without notice. These variants are also available: $ gcloud sql instances describe $ gcloud alpha sql instances describe