{
  "slug": "gcloud-bigtable-table-creation-timestamp-granularity-1d393fd14628",
  "title": "gcloud bigtable table creation timestamp granularity",
  "tools": [
    "gcloud"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When creating a Cloud Bigtable table, set its timestamp precision with `--timestamp-granularity=millis` or `--timestamp-granularity=micros`; use `micros` only on an Enterprise Plus instance.",
    "examples": [
      "gcloud bigtable instances tables create <table> --instance=<instance> --column-families=<family> --timestamp-granularity=millis",
      "gcloud bigtable tables create <table> --instance=<instance> --column-families=<family> --timestamp-granularity=micros"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "--timestamp-granularity: Sets table timestamp granularity: `millis` or `micros`.",
      "--column-families (required): List of column family names, optionally with garbage collection rules.",
      "--instance: Names the Bigtable instance; may be omitted when the table identifier is fully qualified.",
      "Prerequisite: `micros` granularity is supported only on Enterprise Plus instances.",
      "Supported values are `millis` or `micros`.",
      "Microsecond granularity is supported only on Enterprise Plus instances."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Create a Cloud Bigtable table with the timestamp precision required by its data.",
  "sources": [
    "https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#59100_2026-10-27",
    "https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/bigtable/instances/tables/create"
  ],
  "rank": 0.9302,
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "daily-20261028-04",
    "verdict_id": "daily-20261028-04:daily-20261028-04-f865fe921ce4022e-4:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "7fefbb0c94af0f935ed658924b42c0dae118aa72096811fd109901abb359b2e3"
  }
}