- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots delete - delete Compute Engine recoverable snapshots
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots deleteRECOVERABLE_SNAPSHOT_NAME[RECOVERABLE_SNAPSHOT_NAME…] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots deletedeletes one or more Compute Engine recoverable snapshots. - EXAMPLES
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To delete Compute Engine recoverable snapshots with the names
'recoverable-snapshot-1' and 'recoverable-snapshot-2', run:
gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots delete recoverable-snapshot-1 recoverable-snapshot-2To list all recoverable snapshots that were created before a specific date, use the --filter flag with the
gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots listcommand.gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots list --filter="creationTimestamp<'2017-01-01'"For more information on how to use --filter with the list command, run $ gcloud topic filters.
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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RECOVERABLE_SNAPSHOT_NAME[RECOVERABLE_SNAPSHOT_NAME…]- Names of the recoverable-snapshots to delete.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
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This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access
allowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloud beta compute recoverable-snapshots delete
gcloud alpha compute recoverable-snapshots delete
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Last updated 2026-09-15 UTC.