gcloud compute backend services accept --circuit-breakers-max-requests
Introduced 2026-08-11 · score 0.96
HOW TO USE IT
When configuring a backend service’s circuit breaker, set `--circuit-breakers-max-requests` to the maximum parallel requests allowed across the backend service cluster; it defaults to 1024.
gcloud compute backend-services create <BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME> --circuit-breakers-max-requests=<MAX_REQUESTS>gcloud compute backend-services update <BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME> --circuit-breakers-max-requests=<MAX_REQUESTS>WHY THIS HELPS
Configure the maximum requests setting for backend service circuit breakers.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME (required): Name of the backend service to create or update.
- --circuit-breakers-max-requests=<MAX_REQUESTS>: Maximum number of parallel requests that can be made to all instances in the backend service cluster; default is 1024.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#58000_2026-08-11
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/backend-services/create
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/backend-services/update
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