gcloud app instances

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

This set of commands can be used to view and manage your existing App Engine instances. For more information on App Engine instances, see: https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/python/an-overview-of-app-engine

EXAMPLES

To list your App Engine instances, run:

gcloud app instances list

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --help.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

COMMANDS

COMMAND is one of the following:

delete: Delete a specified instance.
describe: Display all data about an existing instance.
disable-debug: Disable debug mode for an instance.
enable-debug: Enable debug mode for an instance (only works on the flexible environment).
list: List the instances affiliated with the current App Engine project.
scp: SCP from or to the VM of an App Engine Flexible instance.
ssh: SSH into the VM of an App Engine Flexible instance.

NOTES

This variant is also available:

gcloud beta app instances

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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

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