- NAME
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- gcloud metastore services query-metadata - execute a SQL query against a Dataproc Metastore Service's metadata
 
- SYNOPSIS
- 
- 
gcloud metastore services query-metadata(SERVICE:--location=LOCATION)--query=QUERY[--format=FORMAT] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
- 
- DESCRIPTION
- Execute a SQL query against a Dataproc Metastore Service's metadata.
- EXAMPLES
- 
To query metadata against a Dataproc Metastore service with the name
my-metastore-servicein locationus-central1, and the sql query "show tables;", run:gcloud metastore services query-metadata my-metastore-service --location=us-central1 --query="show tables;"
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
- 
- 
Service resource - The service to query metadata. 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 serviceon the command line with a fully specified name;
- 
provide the argument --projecton the command line;
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set the property core/project.
 This must be specified. - SERVICE
- 
ID of the service or fully qualified identifier for the service.
To set the serviceattribute:- 
provide the argument serviceon the command line.
 This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified. 
- 
provide the argument 
- --location=- LOCATION
- 
Location to which the service belongs.
To set the locationattribute:- 
provide the argument serviceon the command line with a fully specified name;
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provide the argument --locationon the command line;
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set the property metastore/location.
 
- 
provide the argument 
 
- 
provide the argument 
 
- 
Service resource - The service to query metadata. 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.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
- 
- --query=- QUERY
- Use Google Standard SQL query for Cloud Spanner and MySQL query syntax for Cloud SQL. Cloud Spanner SQL is described at https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/query-syntax)"
 
- COMMONLY USED FLAGS
- 
- --format=- FORMAT
- 
Sets the format for printing command output resources. The default is a
command-specific human-friendly output format. If both core/formatand--formatare specified,--formattakes precedence.--formatandcore/formatboth take precedence overcore/default_format. The supported formats are limited to:config,csv,default,diff,disable,flattened,get,json,list,multi,none,object,table,text,value,yaml. For more details run $ gcloud topic formats. Run$ gcloud config set --helpto see more information aboutcore/format
 
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- 
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
- 
These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha metastore services query-metadatagcloud beta metastore services query-metadata
      gcloud metastore services query-metadata
  
  
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.