NAME

gcloud alpha bq datasets create - create a new BigQuery dataset

SYNOPSIS

gcloud alpha bq datasets create DATASET [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--overwrite] [--permissions-file=[PERMISSIONS_FILE,...]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

(ALPHA) Create a new BigQuery dataset.

EXAMPLES

The following command creates a dataset with ID my-dataset

$ gcloud alpha bq datasets create my-dataset \ --description 'My New Dataset'

The following command creates a dataset with ID my-other-dataset, overwritting destination if it exists:

$ gcloud alpha bq datasets create my-other-dataset \ --description 'My Other Dataset' --if-exists 'overwrite'

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

Dataset resource - ID of the the dataset being created. The ID must contain

only letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), or underscores ( _ ). The maximum length is 1,024 characters. This represents a Cloud 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 dataset 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.

DATASET

ID of the dataset or fully qualified identifier for the dataset. To set the dataset attribute:

  • provide the argument dataset on the command line.

FLAGS

--description=DESCRIPTION

Description of the dataset.

--overwrite

Overwrite if the resource already exists.

--permissions-file=[PERMISSIONS_FILE,...]

A local yaml or JSON file containing the access permissions specifying who is allowed to access the data.

YamlfFile should be specified the form:\ access:

role: ROLE [access type]: ACCESS_VALUE

and JSON file should be specified in the form: {"access": [ { "role": "ROLE", "[access type]": "ACCESS_VALUE" }, ... ]}

Where access type is one of: domain, userByEmail, specialGroup or view.

If this field is not specified, BigQuery adds these default dataset access permissions at creation time in :

specialGroup=projectReaders, role=READER

specialGroup=projectWriters, role=WRITER

specialGroup=projectOwners, role=OWNER

userByEmail=[dataset creator email], role=OWNER

For more information on BigQuery permissions see: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/access-control

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.