Get instance information

This page explains how to list all instances in a project and get instance details programmatically using Bigtable client libraries or manually using the Google Cloud console, Google Cloud CLI, or cbt CLI :

List instances

To get a list of instances, do the following:

Console

  1. Open the list of Bigtable instances in the Google Cloud console.

    Open the instance list

    The Instances page displays a list of instances.

gcloud

Use the bigtable instances list command to view a list of instances:

  gcloud bigtable instances list

cbt

Use the listinstances command to view a list of instances:

  cbt listinstances

C++

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

namespace cbta = ::google::cloud::bigtable_admin;
using ::google::cloud::Project;
using ::google::cloud::StatusOr;
[](cbta::BigtableInstanceAdminClient instance_admin,
   std::string const& project_id) {
  std::string project_name = Project(project_id).FullName();
  StatusOr<google::bigtable::admin::v2::ListInstancesResponse> instances =
      instance_admin.ListInstances(project_name);
  if (!instances) throw std::move(instances).status();
  for (auto const& instance : instances->instances()) {
    std::cout << instance.name() << "\n";
  }
  if (!instances->failed_locations().empty()) {
    std::cout << "The Cloud Bigtable service reports that the following "
                 "locations are temporarily unavailable and no information "
                 "about instances in these locations can be obtained:\n";
    for (auto const& failed_location : instances->failed_locations()) {
      std::cout << failed_location << "\n";
    }
  }
}

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

// Lists instances in the project.
// Initialize request argument(s).
ListInstancesRequest listInstancesRequest = new ListInstancesRequest
{
    ParentAsProjectName = new ProjectName(projectId)
};
try
{
    // Make a request.
    Console.WriteLine("Waiting for operation to complete...");
    ListInstancesResponse instances = bigtableInstanceAdminClient.ListInstances(listInstancesRequest);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Exception while requesting information about instances in {projectId} project");
    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    return -1;
}
Console.WriteLine(new string('-', 50));

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

try {
  List<Instance> instances = adminClient.listInstances();
  for (Instance instance : instances) {
    System.out.println(instance.getId());
  }
} catch (PartialListInstancesException e) {
  System.err.println("Failed to list instances: " + e.getMessage());
  System.err.println("The following zones are unavailable: " + e.getUnavailableZones());
  System.err.println("But the following instances are reachable: " + e.getInstances());
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

const [instances] = await bigtable.getInstances();
instances.forEach(instance => {
  console.log(instance.id);
});

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

use Google\Cloud\Bigtable\Admin\V2\Client\BigtableInstanceAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Bigtable\Admin\V2\ListInstancesRequest;

/**
 * List Bigtable instances in a project
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID
 */
function list_instance(string $projectId): void
{
    $instanceAdminClient = new BigtableInstanceAdminClient();

    $projectName = $instanceAdminClient->projectName($projectId);

    printf('Listing Instances:' . PHP_EOL);
    $listInstancesRequest = (new ListInstancesRequest())
        ->setParent($projectName);

    $getInstances = $instanceAdminClient->listInstances($listInstancesRequest)->getInstances();
    $instances = $getInstances->getIterator();

    foreach ($instances as $instance) {
        print($instance->getName() . PHP_EOL);
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

print("\nListing instances:")
for instance_local in client.list_instances()[0]:
    print(instance_local.instance_id)

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

bigtable.instances.all do |instance|
  puts "Instance: #{instance.instance_id}"
end

Get instance details

To get details about an instance, do the following:

Console

  1. Open the list of Bigtable instances in the Google Cloud console.

    Open the instance list

  2. Click the instance whose details you want to view.

    The Instance Overview page displays detailed information about the instance.

gcloud

Use the bigtable instances describe command to view details of an instance:

    gcloud bigtable instances describe INSTANCE_ID

Replace the following:

  • INSTANCE_ID: The permanent identifier for the instance.

cbt

Use the listclusters command to view a view details of an instance:

    cbt listclusters INSTANCE_ID

Replace the following:

  • INSTANCE_ID: The permanent identifier for the instance.

C++

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

namespace cbt = ::google::cloud::bigtable;
namespace cbta = ::google::cloud::bigtable_admin;
using ::google::cloud::StatusOr;
[](cbta::BigtableInstanceAdminClient instance_admin,
   std::string const& project_id, std::string const& instance_id) {
  std::string instance_name = cbt::InstanceName(project_id, instance_id);
  StatusOr<google::bigtable::admin::v2::Instance> instance =
      instance_admin.GetInstance(instance_name);
  if (!instance) throw std::move(instance).status();
  std::cout << "GetInstance details : " << instance->DebugString() << "\n";
}

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

// Initialize request argument(s).
GetInstanceRequest request = new GetInstanceRequest
{
    InstanceName = new InstanceName(projectId, instanceId)
};
try
{
    // Make Request.
    Console.WriteLine("Waiting for operation to complete...");
    Instance respond = bigtableInstanceAdminClient.GetInstance(request);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Exception retreiving {instanceId} instance");
    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

Instance instance = null;
try {
  instance = adminClient.getInstance(instanceId);
  System.out.println("Instance ID: " + instance.getId());
  System.out.println("Display Name: " + instance.getDisplayName());
  System.out.print("Labels: ");
  Map<String, String> labels = instance.getLabels();
  for (String key : labels.keySet()) {
    System.out.printf("%s - %s", key, labels.get(key));
  }
  System.out.println("\nState: " + instance.getState());
  System.out.println("Type: " + instance.getType());
} catch (NotFoundException e) {
  System.err.println("Failed to get non-existent instance: " + e.getMessage());
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

const [instances2] = await bigtable.instance(instanceID).get();
console.log(`Instance ID: ${instances2.id}`);
console.log(`Instance Meta: ${JSON.stringify(instances2.metadata)}`);

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\Cloud\Bigtable\Admin\V2\Client\BigtableInstanceAdminClient;
use Google\Cloud\Bigtable\Admin\V2\GetInstanceRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Bigtable\Admin\V2\Instance\State;
use Google\Cloud\Bigtable\Admin\V2\Instance\Type;

/**
 * Get a Bigtable instance
 *
 * @param string $projectId The Google Cloud project ID
 * @param string $instanceId The ID of the Bigtable instance
 */
function get_instance(
    string $projectId,
    string $instanceId
): void {
    $instanceAdminClient = new BigtableInstanceAdminClient();
    $instanceName = $instanceAdminClient->instanceName($projectId, $instanceId);

    printf('Fetching the Instance %s' . PHP_EOL, $instanceId);
    try {
        $getInstanceRequest = (new GetInstanceRequest())
            ->setName($instanceName);
        $instance = $instanceAdminClient->getInstance($getInstanceRequest);
    } catch (ApiException $e) {
        if ($e->getStatus() === 'NOT_FOUND') {
            printf('Instance %s does not exists.' . PHP_EOL, $instanceId);
            return;
        }
        throw $e;
    }

    printf('Printing Details:' . PHP_EOL);

    // Fetch some commonly used metadata
    printf('Name: ' . $instance->getName() . PHP_EOL);
    printf('Display Name: ' . $instance->getDisplayName() . PHP_EOL);
    printf('State: ' . State::name($instance->getState()) . PHP_EOL);
    printf('Type: ' . Type::name($instance->getType()) . PHP_EOL);
    printf('Labels: ' . PHP_EOL);

    $labels = $instance->getLabels();

    // Labels are an object of the MapField class which implement the IteratorAggregate, Countable
    // and ArrayAccess interfaces so you can do the following:
    printf("\tNum of Labels: " . $labels->count() . PHP_EOL);
    printf("\tLabel with a key(dev-label): " . ($labels['dev-label'] ?? 'N/A') . PHP_EOL);

    // we can even loop over all the labels
    foreach ($labels as $key => $val) {
        printf("\t$key: $val" . PHP_EOL);
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

print(
    "\nName of instance: {}\nLabels: {}".format(
        instance.display_name, instance.labels
    )
)

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Bigtable, see Bigtable client libraries.

To authenticate to Bigtable, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

# instance_id = "my-instance"
instance = bigtable.instance instance_id
puts "Get Instance id: #{instance.instance_id}"

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