gcloud alpha bq datasets describe - describe a BigQuery dataset
gcloud alpha bq datasets describe DATASET [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]
(ALPHA) Describe a BigQuery dataset.
The following command fetches details about a dataset with ID my-dataset
$ gcloud alpha bq datasets describe my-dataset
- Dataset resource - The BigQuery dataset you want to describe. 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.
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.
This command uses the bigquery/v2 API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/
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.