List instances

List the instances in the current project.

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Code sample

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

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