gcloud compute images

NAME

gcloud compute images - list, create, and delete Compute Engine images

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute images COMMAND [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

DESCRIPTION

Create and manipulate Compute Engine images.

For more information about images, see the images documentation.

See also: Images API.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

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

Run $ gcloud help for details.

COMMANDS

COMMAND is one of the following:

add-iam-policy-binding: Add IAM policy binding to a Compute Engine image.
add-labels: Add labels to Google Compute Engine images.
create: Create Compute Engine images.
delete: Delete Compute Engine images.
deprecate: Manage deprecation status of Compute Engine images.
describe: Describe a Compute Engine image.
describe-from-family: Describe the latest image from an image family.
export: Export a Compute Engine image.
get-iam-policy: Get the IAM policy for a Compute Engine image.
import: (DEPRECATED) Import an image into Compute Engine.
list: List Google Compute Engine images.
remove-iam-policy-binding: Remove IAM policy binding from a Compute Engine image.
remove-labels: Remove labels from Google Compute Engine images.
set-iam-policy: Set the IAM policy for a Compute Engine image.
update: Update a Compute Engine image.

NOTES

These variants are also available:

gcloud alpha compute images

gcloud beta compute images

gcloud preview compute images

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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.