gcloud compute instant-snapshots

NAME

gcloud compute instant-snapshots - create, list and delete Compute Engine instant snapshots

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute instant-snapshots COMMAND [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

DESCRIPTION

List, create, describe, and delete Compute Engine instant snapshots. See also: Snapshots 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-labels: Add labels to Google Compute Engine instant-snapshotss.
create: Create a Compute Engine instant snapshot.
delete: Delete a Compute Engine instant snapshot.
describe: Describe a Compute Engine instant snapshot.
list: List Google Compute Engine instant snapshots.

NOTES

These variants are also available:

gcloud alpha compute instant-snapshots

gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots

gcloud preview compute instant-snapshots

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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.