- NAME
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- gcloud sql users describe - retrieves information about a Cloud SQL user in a given instance
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud sql users describeUSERNAME--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE[--host=HOST] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Retrieves information about a Cloud SQL user in a given instance.
- EXAMPLES
- To fetch a user with name 'my-user' and optional host '%' in instance
'my-instance', run:
gcloud sql users describe my-user --host = % --instance = my-instance - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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USERNAME - Cloud SQL username.
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- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE - Cloud SQL instance ID.
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- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--host=HOST - Cloud SQL user's hostname expressed as a specific IP address or address range.
%denotes an unrestricted hostname. Applicable flag for MySQL instances; ignored for all other engines. Note, if you connect to your instance using IP addresses, you must add your client IP address as an authorized address, even if your hostname is unrestricted. For more information, see Configure IP .
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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
- These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha sql users describegcloud beta sql users describe
gcloud sql users describe
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
