View instance information

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This page describes how to view information about a Cloud SQL instance.

View instance summary information

You can view summary information about Cloud SQL instances by using the Google Cloud console, gcloud CLI, or the API.

Console

In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud SQL Instances page.

Go to Cloud SQL Instances

The following information appears about Cloud SQL instances that have Private Service Connect enabled for them:
- Internal connection method: whether Private Service Connect or private services access is used to connect to the instance
- Private IP address: the IP addresses of the Private Service Connect endpoints in the VPC network that connect to the service attachment of the instance
- DNS name: the DNS name of the instance
To see the current instance state, hold the pointer over the status icon next to an instance name.
To open the Overview page of an instance, click the instance name.

In the Connect to this instance card, the following additional information appears about Cloud SQL instances with Private Service Connect enabled:
- Private IP connectivity: the status is Enabled because the instance must have an internal IP address
- Allowed projects: these projects allow connections from Private Service Connect endpoints to the instance
- Service attachment: the service attachment of the instance
- Public IP connectivity: the status is Disabled because external IP connections aren't supported
To see connectivity information about the instance, click the Connections tab. For more information about this tab, see About connection options.
Click the Networking tab. The following information appears about instances that have Private Service Connect enabled for them:
- The Private IP checkbox is selected, but deactivated. The instance must have an internal IP address, and this setting can't be changed.
- The allowed projects for the instance.
- The Public IP checkbox is selected, but deactivated.
- The Authorized networks field is deactivated because the instance uses Private Service Connect, which doesn't support this feature.

gcloud

For information about installing and getting started with the gcloud CLI, see Install the gcloud CLI. For information about starting Cloud Shell, see Use Cloud Shell.

To view summary information about an instance, use the gcloud sql instances describe command:

gcloud sql instances describe INSTANCE_NAME \
--project=PROJECT_ID

Make the following replacements:

INSTANCE_NAME: the name of the Cloud SQL instance. If this instance has Private Service Connect enabled for it, then Private Service Connect endpoints in VPC networks can connect to it.
PROJECT_ID: the ID or project number of the Google Cloud project that contains the instance.

Here's an example of the output for running this command:

gcloud sql instances describe myinstance \
--project=12345
...
dnsName: mydnsname
...
pscServiceAttachmentLink: projects/myproject/regions/myregion/serviceAttachments/myserviceattachment
...
 settings:
  ...
  ipConfiguration:
  ipv4Enabled: false
  pscConfig:
    allowedConsumerProjects:
      - projects/23456
      - projects/34567
    pscEnabled: true

To view more-detailed information about instances that have Private Service Connect enabled for them, add the following parameters:

Setting	Parameter	Notes
DNS Name	`dnsName`	The DNS name for the instance. We recommend that you create a DNS record with this name and point it to the IP address of the Private Service Connect endpoint. We also recommend that you use this name to connect to the instance.
Service attachment	`pscServiceAttachmentLink`	The URI that points to the service attachment of the instance. Use this URI to create the Private Service Connect endpoint.
Allowed consumer projects	`allowedConsumerProjects`	A list of the allowed projects for the instance. You can create Private Service Connect endpoints from any VPC networks in these projects to the service attachment of the instance.
Enabling Private Service Connect	`pscEnabled`	Whether an instance has Private Service Connect enabled for it.

REST v1

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

PROJECT_ID: the ID or project number of the Google Cloud project that contains the instance.
INSTANCE_NAME: the name of the Cloud SQL instance. If this instance has Private Service Connect enabled for it, then Private Service Connect endpoints in VPC networks can connect to it.

HTTP method and URL:

GET https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/instances/INSTANCE_NAME

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Execute the following command:

curl -X GET \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     "https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/instances/INSTANCE_NAME"

PowerShell (Windows)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Execute the following command:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method GET `
    -Headers $headers `
    -Uri "https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/instances/INSTANCE_NAME" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "kind": "sql#instance",
  "state": "RUNNABLE",
  "databaseVersion": "SQLSERVER_2019_STANDARD",
  "settings": {
    "authorizedGaeApplications": [],
    "tier": "db-custom-2-7680",
    "kind": "sql#settings",
    "availabilityType": "REGIONAL",
    "pricingPlan": "PER_USE",
    "replicationType": "SYNCHRONOUS",
    "activationPolicy": "ALWAYS",
    "ipConfiguration": {
      "authorizedNetworks": [],
      "pscConfig": {
        "allowedConsumerProjects": [
          "ALLOWED_PROJECTS"
        ],
        "pscEnabled": true
      },
      "ipv4Enabled": false
    },
  ...
  "createTime": "2023-06-14T18:48:34.975Z",
  "sqlNetworkArchitecture": "NEW_NETWORK_ARCHITECTURE",
  "pscServiceAttachmentLink": "projects/PROJECT_ID/regions/REGION_NAME/serviceAttachments/SERVICE_ATTACHMENT_ID",
  "dnsName": "DNS_NAME"
}

The following fields exist for instances that have Private Service Connect enabled for them:

allowedConsumerProjects: a list of the allowed projects for the instance. You can create Private Service Connect endpoints from any VPC networks in these projects to the service attachment of the instance.
pscEnabled: whether an instance has Private Service Connect enabled for it.
pscServiceAttachmentLink: the URI that points to the service attachment of the instance. Use this URI to create the Private Service Connect endpoint.
dnsName: the DNS name for the instance. We recommend that you create a DNS record with this name and point it to the IP address of the Private Service Connect endpoint. We also recommend that you use this name to connect to the instance.

To see how to construct the underlying REST API request for this task, see the instances:get page.

REST v1beta4

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

PROJECT_ID: the ID or project number of the Google Cloud project that contains the instance.
INSTANCE_NAME: the name of the Cloud SQL instance. If this instance has Private Service Connect enabled for it, then Private Service Connect endpoints in VPC networks can connect to it.

HTTP method and URL:

GET https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/sql/v1beta4/projects/PROJECT_ID/instances/INSTANCE_NAME

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Execute the following command:

curl -X GET \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     "https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/sql/v1beta4/projects/PROJECT_ID/instances/INSTANCE_NAME"

PowerShell (Windows)

Execute the following command:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method GET `
    -Headers $headers `
    -Uri "https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/sql/v1beta4/projects/PROJECT_ID/instances/INSTANCE_NAME" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "kind": "sql#instance",
  "state": "RUNNABLE",
  "databaseVersion": "SQLSERVER_2019_STANDARD",
  "settings": {
    "authorizedGaeApplications": [],
    "tier": "db-custom-2-7680",
    "kind": "sql#settings",
    "availabilityType": "REGIONAL",
    "pricingPlan": "PER_USE",
    "replicationType": "SYNCHRONOUS",
    "activationPolicy": "ALWAYS",
    "ipConfiguration": {
      "authorizedNetworks": [],
      "pscConfig": {
        "allowedConsumerProjects": [
          "ALLOWED_PROJECTS"
        ],
        "pscEnabled": true
      },
      "ipv4Enabled": false
    },
  ...
  "createTime": "2023-06-14T18:48:34.975Z",
  "sqlNetworkArchitecture": "NEW_NETWORK_ARCHITECTURE",
  "pscServiceAttachmentLink": "projects/PROJECT_ID/regions/REGION_NAME/serviceAttachments/SERVICE_ATTACHMENT_ID",
  "dnsName": "DNS_NAME"
}

The following fields exist for instances that have Private Service Connect enabled for them:

allowedConsumerProjects: a list of the allowed projects for the instance. You can create Private Service Connect endpoints from any VPC networks in these projects to the service attachment of the instance.
pscEnabled: whether an instance has Private Service Connect enabled for it.
pscServiceAttachmentLink: the URI that points to the service attachment of the instance. Use this URI to create the Private Service Connect endpoint.
dnsName: the DNS name for the instance. We recommend that you create a DNS record with this name and point it to the IP address of the Private Service Connect endpoint. We also recommend that you use this name to connect to the instance.

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View the write endpoint

A write endpoint is a global domain name service (DNS) name that resolves to the IP address of the current primary instance automatically. This endpoint redirects incoming connections to the new primary instance automatically in case of a replica failover or switchover operation. You can use the write endpoint in a SQL connection string instead of an IP address. By using a write endpoint, you can avoid having to make application connection changes when a region outage occurs.

For more information about using a write endpoint to connect to an instance, see Connect to an instance using a write endpoint.

Metrics

This section provides usage charts of key instance metrics that you can use to monitor your instances. When working with metric data, keep the following facts in mind:

A data point for a metric is an aggregate over all databases hosted by the instance.
Data is reported in local time.
Rendered charts don't refresh automatically; to see new data, you must refresh the page.
There is a delay of a few minutes between when metric data is recorded and the time it is displayed in the usage charts.

For more information about the metrics shown in the chart, see Monitoring Cloud SQL instances.

For a complete list of Cloud SQL metrics provided by Cloud Monitoring, see the Cloud SQL metrics list.

For more information about using Cloud Monitoring with Google Cloud, see the Cloud Monitoring documentation.

Connect to this instance

In the Connect to this instance section, you can find your instance's IP addresses, VPC network, and connection name.

To open a terminal and connect to your instance, click Connect using Cloud Shell.

To open a related tutorial in the right pane, click Connect from a Compute Engine VM instance.

To go to Connection options, click See all connection methods.

For more information about connecting to an instance, see Connecting overview.

Service account

This section shows the instance's service account email address.

For more information, see the IAM service accounts documentation.

Configuration

This section shows current configuration settings of the instance.

To change configuration settings, click Edit configuration.

For more information about editing the instance configuration, see editing an instance.

Operations and logs

This section lists recent instance operations, such as creating backups.

To see recent operations, click View all operations.

To see logging information, click View SQL Server Error Logs.

For more information about the Operations and the Logs Explorer pages, see Cloud SQL logging.

For generic information about logging, see Viewing logs and Exporting logs.

Maintenance

This section shows the current maintenance update settings and schedule.

To change preferences, click Edit maintenance preferences.

To change notification settings, click Edit notification preferences.

For more information about maintenance in Cloud SQL, see Maintenance overview.

What's next

Learn more about Cloud Monitoring metrics for Cloud SQL.
Learn more about instance settings.
Learn more about editing an instance.

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Console

gcloud

REST v1

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

PowerShell (Windows)

REST v1beta4

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

PowerShell (Windows)

View the write endpoint

Metrics

Connect to this instance

Service account

Configuration

Operations and logs

Maintenance

What's next

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