- NAME
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- gcloud workstations describe - describe a workstation
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud workstations describe(WORKSTATION:--cluster=CLUSTER--config=CONFIG--region=REGION) [--endpoint-mode=ENDPOINT_MODE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Describe a workstation.
- EXAMPLES
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To describe a workstation, run:
gcloud workstations describe WORKSTATION - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Workstation resource - The name of the workstation to display. 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
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
WORKSTATION-
ID of the workstation or fully qualified identifier for the workstation.
To set the
workstationattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon 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
--cluster=CLUSTER-
The name of the cluster containing the workstation.
To set the
clusterattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--clusteron the command line; -
set the property
workstations/cluster.
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provide the argument
--config=CONFIG-
The name of the config containing the workstation.
To set the
configattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--configon the command line; -
set the property
workstations/config.
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provide the argument
--region=REGION-
The name of the region of the workstation.
To set the
regionattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--regionon the command line; -
set the property
workstations/region.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Workstation resource - The name of the workstation to display. 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.
- 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. - API REFERENCE
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This command uses the
workstations/v1API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/workstations - 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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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha workstations describegcloud beta workstations describe
gcloud workstations describe
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Last updated 2026-09-29 UTC.