- NAME
-
- gcloud secrets describe - describe a secret's metadata
- SYNOPSIS
-
-
gcloud secrets describeSECRET[--location=LOCATION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Describe a secret's metadata.
- EXAMPLES
- Describe metadata of the secret named 'my-secret':
gcloud secrets describe my-secret - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
-
- Secret resource - The secret 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
projectattribute:- provide the argument
SECRETon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
-
SECRET - ID of the secret or fully qualified identifier for the secret.
To set the
secretattribute:- provide the argument
SECRETon the command line.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
- Secret resource - The secret to describe. This represents a Cloud resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
- FLAGS
-
- Location resource - The location 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
projectattribute:- provide the argument
--locationon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
- provide the argument
-
--location=LOCATION - ID of the location or fully qualified identifier for the location.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
- provide the argument
- Location resource - The location to describe. This represents a Cloud resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
- 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 variant is also available:
gcloud beta secrets describe
gcloud secrets describe
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

