- NAME
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- gcloud beta monitoring metrics-scopes describe - describe a Cloud Monitoring metrics scope
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta monitoring metrics-scopes describeMETRICS_SCOPE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)Describe a Cloud Monitoring metrics scope along with the list of projects it is monitoring.More details can be found at https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/ref_v3/rest/v1/locations.global.metricsScopes/get
- EXAMPLES
- To describe a metrics scope contained within a specific project, run:
gcloud beta monitoring metrics-scopes describe MY-METRICS-SCOPE-PROJECT-IDTo describe a metrics scope in JSON, run:
gcloud beta monitoring metrics-scopes describe MY-METRICS-SCOPE-PROJECT-ID --format = jsonTo describe a metrics scope with a fully qualified metrics scope ID, run:
gcloud beta monitoring metrics-scopes describe locations/global/metricsScopes/MY-METRICS-SCOPE-PROJECT-ID - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- Metrics scope resource - The metrics scope to describe. This represents a Cloud
resource.
This must be specified.
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METRICS_SCOPE - ID of the metrics_scope or fully qualified identifier for the metrics_scope.
To set the
metrics_scopeattribute:- provide the argument
metrics_scopeon the command line.
- provide the argument
-
- Metrics scope resource - The metrics scope to describe. This represents a Cloud
resource.
- 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. - API REFERENCE
- This command uses the
monitoring/v1API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/ - NOTES
- This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. This variant
is also available:
gcloud alpha monitoring metrics-scopes describe
gcloud beta monitoring metrics-scopes describe
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

