- NAME
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- gcloud beta emulators datastore - manage your local datastore emulator
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta emulators datastoreCOMMAND[--data-dir=DATA_DIR] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)This set of commands allows you to start and use a local datastore emulator. - EXAMPLES
- To start a local datastore emulator, run:
gcloud beta emulators datastore start - FLAGS
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--data-dir=DATA_DIR - The directory to be used to store/retrieve data/config for an emulator run. The
default value is
<USER_CONFIG_DIR>/emulators/datastore. The value of USER_CONFIG_DIR can be found by running:gcloud info --format = 'get(config.paths.global_config_dir)'
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- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--help.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - COMMANDS
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is one of the following:COMMAND - NOTES
- This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. This variant
is also available:
gcloud alpha emulators datastore
gcloud beta emulators datastore
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

