- NAME
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- gcloud alpha looker backups create - create a backup of a Looker instance
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha looker backups create--instance=INSTANCE--region=REGION[--endpoint-mode=ENDPOINT_MODE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Create a backup of a Looker instance. - EXAMPLES
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To create a backup of an instance with the name my-looker-instance, in region
us-central1 run:
gcloud alpha looker backups create --instance='my-looker-instance' --region='us-central1' - REQUIRED FLAGS
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--instance=INSTANCE-
ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance. To set the
instance attribute:
- provide the argument --instance on the command line.
--region=REGION- The name of the Looker region of the instance. Overrides the default looker/region property value for this command invocation.
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--endpoint-mode=ENDPOINT_MODE-
Specifies endpoint mode for a given command. Regional endpoints provide enhanced
data residency and reliability by ensuring your request is handled entirely
within the specified Google Cloud region. This differs from global endpoints,
which may process parts of the request outside the target region. Overrides the
default
regional/endpoint_modeproperty value for this command invocation.ENDPOINT_MODEmust be one of:global- (Default) Use global rather than regional endpoints.
regional- Only use regional endpoints. An error will be raised if a regional endpoint is not available for a given command.
regional-preferred- Use regional endpoints when available, otherwise use global endpoints. Recommended for most users.
- 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. - REGIONAL ENDPOINTS
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This command supports regional endpoints. To use regional endpoints for this
command, use the
--endpoint-mode=regional-preferredflag. To use regional endpoints by default, run$ gcloud config set regional/endpoint_mode regional-preferred. - NOTES
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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. This variant is also available:
gcloud looker backups create
gcloud alpha looker backups create
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Last updated 2026-10-06 UTC.