gcloud-help/gcloud/alpha/bq/tables/create

NAME
    gcloud alpha bq tables create - create a new BigQuery table

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha bq tables create (TABLE : --dataset=DATASET)
        [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--expiration=EXPIRATION] [--overwrite]
        [--schema=[FIELD_NAME=FIELD_TYPE,...] | --schema-file=PATH_TO_FILE
          | [--view=VIEW : --use-legacy-sql]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Create a new BigQuery table. Create a table or view with a
    specified name. A view is a collection of rows selected by a query in a
    flag, and manipulated as a table. The dataset to contain the table or view
    must already exist, and must not contain a table or view with the specified
    name.

EXAMPLES
    The following command creates a table with ID my-table in my-dataset:

        $ gcloud alpha bq tables create \
            /projects/myproject/datasets/my-dataset/tables/my-table \
            --description 'My New Table'

    The following command creates a view with ID my-view in dataset
    my-other-dataset:

        $ gcloud alpha bq tables create my-view --dataset my-other-dataset \
            --view \
            'SELECT field1, field3 FROM
         `my-project.my-other-dataset.my-table`'

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     Table resource - The BigQuery table you want to create. The arguments in
     this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE)
     Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
     other ways.

     To set the project attribute:
      ◆ provide the argument table on the command line with a fully specified
        name;
      ◆ provide the argument --project on the command line;
      ◆ set the property core/project.

     This must be specified.

       TABLE
          ID of the table or fully qualified identifier for the table.

          To set the table attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument table on the command line.

          This positional argument must be specified if any of the other
          arguments in this group are specified.

       --dataset=DATASET
          The id of the BigQuery dataset.

          To set the dataset attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument table on the command line with a fully
            specified name;
          ▸ provide the argument --dataset on the command line.

FLAGS
     --description=DESCRIPTION
        Description of the table.

     --expiration=EXPIRATION
        How long after creation should this table or view expire e.g. 1d, 2w
        etc.

        See $ gcloud topic datetimes for information on duration formats

     --overwrite
        Overwrite if the resource already exists.

     Specify the table schema.

     At most one of these can be specified:

       --schema=[FIELD_NAME=FIELD_TYPE,...]
          A comma-separated list of entries of the form FIELD_NAME[=FIELD_TYPE]
          specifying field names and types for the table being created.
          FIELD_TYPE defaults to string if not present. Possible FIELD_TYPES
          are string, integer, float, boolean, record, and timestamp.

          For more details on BigQuery schemas see:
          https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/schemas.

       --schema-file=PATH_TO_FILE
          The name of a JSON file containing a single object containing an
          array each element of which is an object with properties name, type,
          and, optionally a mode (one of: NULLABLE, REQUIRED or REPEATED),
          specifying a schema for the table being created. If mode is omitted
          the default is 'NULLABLE'.

          For example: { 'schema': [ { 'name': 'field1', 'type': 'string',
          'mode': 'REQUIRED' }, { 'name': 'field2', 'type': 'integer', 'mode':
          'REPEATED' }, [ { 'name': 'fieldN', 'type': TYPE, ['mode': MODE] }
          ... ] ] }

          For more details on BigQuery schemas see:
          https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/schemas.

          Use a full or relative path to a local file containing the value of
          schema_file.

       Create a view instead of regular table.

         --view=VIEW
            Create a view with this SQL query. (If this flag is not specified,
            a table is created.)

            This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments
            in this group are specified.

         --use-legacy-sql
            If specified, query will use BigQuery's legacy SQL syntax. If not
            specified, query will use BigQuery's standard SQL dialect by
            default (https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/sql-reference/).

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.

API REFERENCE
    This command uses the bigquery/v2 API. The full documentation for this API
    can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/

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.