gcloud alpha datalineage lineage-events create

NAME
gcloud alpha datalineage lineage-events create - create a Data Lineage event
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha datalineage lineage-events create (LINEAGE_EVENT : --location=LOCATION --process=PROCESS --run=RUN) --start-time=START_TIME [--end-time=END_TIME] [--links=[source=SOURCE],[target=TARGET]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Create a Data Lineage event.
EXAMPLES
To create a lineage event with ID my-event under run my-run and process my-process, run: 
gcloud alpha datalineage lineage-events create my-event --run=my-run --process=my-process --location=us-central1 --start-time="2026-06-19T10:00:00Z" --end-time="2026-06-19T10:30:00Z"

To record a lineage link with column-level details: 

gcloud alpha datalineage lineage-events create my-event --run=my-run --process=my-process --location=us-central1 --start-time="2026-06-19T10:00:00Z" --links="source={fullyQualifiedName=my_source_fqn,field=[col1]},target={fullyQualifiedName=my_target_fqn,field=[col2]}"
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Lineage event resource - The lineage event to create. 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 project attribute:

  • provide the argument lineage_event on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --project on the command line;
  • set the property core/project.

This must be specified.

LINEAGE_EVENT
ID of the lineage_event or fully qualified identifier for the lineage_event.

To set the lineage_event attribute:

  • provide the argument lineage_event on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--location=LOCATION
The location of the lineage_event. To set the location attribute:
  • provide the argument lineage_event on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --location on the command line.
--process=PROCESS
The name of the process.

To set the process attribute:

  • provide the argument lineage_event on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --process on the command line.
--run=RUN
The name of the run.

To set the run attribute:

  • provide the argument lineage_event on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --run on the command line.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--start-time=START_TIME
The start time of the lineage event.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--end-time=END_TIME
The end time of the lineage event.
--links=[source=SOURCE],[target=TARGET]
A list of source-target links representing data lineage.
source
Required, The source entity.
field
The fields of the source entity.
fullyQualifiedName
Required, The fully qualified name of the source entity.
target
Required, The target entity.
field
The fields of the target entity.
fullyQualifiedName
Required, The fully qualified name of the target entity.
Shorthand Example: 
--links=source={field=[string],fullyQualifiedName=string},target={field=[string],fullyQualifiedName=string} --links=source={field=[string],fullyQualifiedName=string},target={field=[string],fullyQualifiedName=string}

JSON Example: 

--links='[{"source": {"field": ["string"], "fullyQualifiedName": "string"}, "target": {"field": ["string"], "fullyQualifiedName": "string"}}]'

File Example: 

--links=path_to_file.(yaml|json)
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 help for details.

API REFERENCE
This command uses the datalineage/v1 API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog
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. These variants are also available: 
gcloud datalineage lineage-events create
 
gcloud beta datalineage lineage-events create