- NAME
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- gcloud sql export bak - export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a BAK file
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud sql export bakINSTANCEURI--database=DATABASE,[DATABASE,…],-dDATABASE,[DATABASE,…] [--async] [--bak-type=BAK_TYPE; default="FULL"] [--differential-base] [--export-log-end-time=EXPORT_LOG_END_TIME] [--export-log-start-time=EXPORT_LOG_START_TIME] [--stripe_count=STRIPE_COUNT] [--[no-]striped] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a Google Cloud Storage bucket as a BAK backup file. This is only supported for SQL Server.
- EXAMPLES
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To export data from the database
my-databasein the Cloud SQL instancemy-instanceto a BAK filemy-bucket/my-export.bak, run:gcloud sql export bak my-instance gs://my-bucket/my-export.bak --database=my-database - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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INSTANCE- Cloud SQL instance ID.
URI- The path to the file in Google Cloud Storage where the export will be stored. The URI is in the form gs://bucketName/fileName. If the file already exists, the operation fails.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--database=DATABASE,[DATABASE,…],-dDATABASE,[DATABASE,…]- Database from which the export is made. Information on requirements can be found here: https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/admin-api/v1beta4/instances/export#exportContext.databases
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--async- Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--bak-type=BAK_TYPE; default="FULL"-
Type of bak file that will be exported, FULL or DIFF. SQL Server only.
BAK_TYPEmust be one of:FULL,DIFF,TLOG. --differential-base- Whether the bak file export can be used as differential base for future differential backup. SQL Server only
--export-log-end-time=EXPORT_LOG_END_TIME- Optional flag. The end time of the transaction log files that are included in the export file. Use this flag to export transaction logs for Cloud SQL for SQL Server only. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ, UTC timezone only.
--export-log-start-time=EXPORT_LOG_START_TIME- Optional flag. The start time of the transaction log files that are included in the export file. Use this flag to export transaction logs for Cloud SQL for SQL Server only. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ, UTC timezone only.
--stripe_count=STRIPE_COUNT- Specifies the number of stripes to use for SQL Server exports.
--[no-]striped-
Whether SQL Server export should be striped. Use
--stripedto enable and--no-stripedto disable.
- 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. - NOTES
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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha sql export bakgcloud beta sql export bak
gcloud sql export bak
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.