- NAME
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- gcloud alpha spanner samples backend - run the backend gRPC service for the given Cloud Spanner sample app
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha spanner samples backendAPPNAME--instance-id=INSTANCE_ID[--database-id=DATABASE_ID] [--duration=DURATION; default="1h"] [--port=PORT] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)This command starts the backend gRPC service for the given sample application. Before starting the service, create the database and load any initial data with:gcloud alpha spanner samples init APPNAME --instance-id = INSTANCE_IDAfter starting the service, generate traffic with:
gcloud alpha spanner samples workload APPNAMETo run all three steps together, use:
gcloud alpha spanner samples run APPNAME --instance-id = INSTANCE_ID - EXAMPLES
- To run the backend gRPC service for the 'finance' sample app using instance
'my-instance', run:
gcloud alpha spanner samples backend finance --instance-id = my-instance - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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APPNAME - The sample app name, e.g. "finance".
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- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--instance-id=INSTANCE_ID - The Cloud Spanner instance ID for the sample app.
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- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--database-id=DATABASE_ID - The Cloud Spanner database ID for the sample app.
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--duration=DURATION; default="1h" - Duration of time allowed to run before stopping the service.
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--port=PORT - Port on which to receive gRPC requests.
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- 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 helpfor 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 spanner samples backendgcloud beta spanner samples backend
gcloud alpha spanner samples backend
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
