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Creates a Google Bigtable instance.
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# google_bigtable_instance
Creates a Google Bigtable instance. For more information see
[the official documentation ](https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/ ) and
[API ](https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/go/reference ).
## Example Usage
```hcl
resource "google_bigtable_instance" "instance" {
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name = "tf-instance"
cluster_id = "tf-instance-cluster"
zone = "us-central1-b"
num_nodes = 3
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storage_type = "HDD"
}
```
## Argument Reference
The following arguments are supported:
* `name` - (Required) The name of the Bigtable instance.
* `cluster_id` - (Required) The name of the Bigtable instance's cluster.
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* `zone` - (Required) The zone to create the Bigtable instance in. Zones that support Bigtable instances are noted on the [Cloud Locations page ](https://cloud.google.com/about/locations/ ).
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* `num_nodes` - (Required) The number of nodes in your Bigtable instance. Minimum of `3` . Defaults to `3` .
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* `storage_type` - (Required) The storage type to use. One of `"SSD"` or `"HDD"` . Defaults to `SSD` .
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* `project` - (Optional) The project in which the resource belongs. If it
is not provided, the provider project is used.
* `display_name` - (Optional) The human-readable display name of the Bigtable instance. Defaults to the instance `name` .
## Attributes Reference
Only the arguments listed above are exposed as attributes.