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DESCRIBE

Describes a resource, including all of the output fields for a given resource.

See also:
[ StackQL Resource Hierarchy ]

Syntax​

describeStatement::=

DESCRIBEEXTENDEDmultipartIdentifier';'

 

DESCRIBE [ EXTENDED ] <multipartIdentifier> ;

Examples​

Basic DESCRIBE Statement​

Run a basic DESCRIBE statement to list the fields in a resource from an authenticated session.

-- Show the available fields in a Compute Engine resource
DESCRIBE google.compute.instances;

Extended DESCRIBE Statement​

Run an extended DESCRIBE statement to list the fields in a resource and their descriptions from an authenticated session.

-- Show the available fields in a Compute Engine resource
DESCRIBE EXTENDED google.compute.instances;