- NAME
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- gcloud sql databases create - creates a database for a Cloud SQL instance
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud sql databases createDATABASE--instance=INSTANCE,-iINSTANCE[--async] [--charset=CHARSET] [--collation=COLLATION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Creates a database for a Cloud SQL instance.
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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DATABASE - Cloud SQL database name.
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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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--async - Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
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--charset=CHARSET - Cloud SQL database charset setting, which specifies the set of symbols and encodings used to store the data in your database. Each database version may support a different set of charsets.
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--collation=COLLATION - Cloud SQL database collation setting, which specifies the set of rules for comparing characters in a character set. Each database version may support a different set of collations. For PostgreSQL database versions, this may only be set to the collation of the template database.
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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 databases creategcloud beta sql databases create
gcloud sql databases create
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
