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gcloud sql export sql — Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to an SQL file in Google Cloud Storage. Useful for creating ba

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Problem

How to use the gcloud sql export sql command: Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to an SQL file in Google Cloud Storage. Useful for creating backups or migrating data. See also: gcloud. More information: <https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/sql/export/sql>.

Solution

gcloud sql export sql — Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to an SQL file in Google Cloud Storage. Useful for creating backups or migrating data. See also: gcloud. More information: <https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/sql/export/sql>.

Export data from a specific Cloud SQL instance to a Google Cloud Storage bucket as an SQL dump file:

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}}

Export data asynchronously, returning immediately without waiting for the operation to complete:

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --async

Export data from specific databases within the Cloud SQL instance:

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --database={{database1,database2,...}}

Export specific tables from a specified database within the Cloud SQL instance:

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --database={{database}} --table={{table1,table2,...}}

Export data while offloading the operation to a temporary instance to reduce strain on the source instance:

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --offload

Export data and compress the output with gzip:

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}}.gz

Code Snippets

Export data from a specific Cloud SQL instance to a Google Cloud Storage bucket as an SQL dump file

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}}

Export data asynchronously, returning immediately without waiting for the operation to complete

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --async

Export data from specific databases within the Cloud SQL instance

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --database={{database1,database2,...}}

Export specific tables from a specified database within the Cloud SQL instance

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --database={{database}} --table={{table1,table2,...}}

Export data while offloading the operation to a temporary instance to reduce strain on the source instance

gcloud sql export sql {{instance}} gs://{{bucket_name}}/{{file_name}} --offload

Context

tldr-pages: common/gcloud sql export sql

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