- NAME
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- gcloud alpha bq tables insert - insert records specified into an existing table
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha bq tables insert(TABLE:--dataset=DATASET)--data=PATH_TO_FILE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Insert records specified into an existing table. - EXAMPLES
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The following command inserts rows from
data_file.jsonintomy-tableinmy-dataset:gcloud alpha bq tables insert --table /projects/myproject/datasets/my-dataset/tables/my-table --data data_file.json - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Table resource - The BigQuery table you want to insert data into. The arguments
in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this 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
tableon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
TABLE-
ID of the table or fully qualified identifier for the table.
To set the
tableattribute:-
provide the argument
tableon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--dataset=DATASET-
The id of the BigQuery dataset.
To set the
datasetattribute:-
provide the argument
tableon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--dataseton the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Table resource - The BigQuery table you want to insert data into. The arguments
in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE)
Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other
ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--data=PATH_TO_FILE-
The file containing the newline-delimited array of JSON objects representing
rows to insert.
- For example: [ {"string_col": "value1", "bool_col": false}, {"string_col": "value2", "bool_col": true}, {"string_col": "value3", "bool_col": false}, {"string_col": "value4", "bool_col": true}, {"string_col": "value5", "bool_col": false}, ]
Use a full or relative path to a local file containing the value of data.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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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
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This command uses the
bigquery/v2API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/ - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist.
gcloud alpha bq tables insert
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.