- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute snapshots delete - delete Compute Engine snapshots
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute snapshots deleteSNAPSHOT_NAME[SNAPSHOT_NAME…] [--global|--region=REGION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Delete Compute Engine snapshots. - EXAMPLES
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To delete Compute Engine snapshots with the names 'snapshot-1' and 'snapshot-2',
run:
gcloud alpha compute snapshots delete snapshot-1 snapshot-2To list all snapshots that were created before a specific date, use the --filter flag with the
gcloud alpha compute snapshots listcommand.gcloud alpha compute 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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SNAPSHOT_NAME[SNAPSHOT_NAME…]- Names of the snapshots to delete.
- FLAGS
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At most one of these can be specified:
--global- If set, the snapshots are global.
--region=REGION-
Region of the snapshots to delete. Overrides the default
compute/regionproperty value for this command invocation.
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At most one of these can be specified:
- 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. These variants are also available:
gcloud compute snapshots deletegcloud beta compute snapshots delete
gcloud alpha compute snapshots delete
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.