- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute snapshots update-kms-key - update the KMS key of a Compute Engine snapshot
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute snapshots update-kms-keySNAPSHOT_NAME[--region=REGION] [--kms-key=KMS_KEY:--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)* gcloud alpha compute snapshots update-kms-keyupdates the KMS key of a Compute Engine persistent snapshot by rotating it to the primary version of the key or to the primary version of a new KMS key. - EXAMPLES
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To update the KMS key of a snapshot named example-snapshot-1, run:
gcloud alpha compute snapshots update-kms-key example-snapshot-1To update the KMS key of a snapshot named example-snapshot-2 to a new KMS key named example-key in a key ring named example-key-ring in the global scope, run:
gcloud alpha compute snapshots update-kms-key example-snapshot-2 --kms-key example-key --kms-keyring example-key-ring --kms-location global - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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SNAPSHOT_NAME- Name of the snapshot to update the KMS key for.
- FLAGS
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--region=REGION- The region of the snapshot to update.
- Key resource - The Cloud KMS (Key Management Service) cryptokey that will be used to protect the snapshot. The 'Compute Engine Service Agent' service account must hold permission 'Cloud KMS CryptoKey Encrypter/Decrypter'. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
--kms-key=KMS_KEY-
ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.
To set the
kms-keyattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line.
This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING-
The KMS keyring of the key.
To set the
kms-keyringattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--kms-keyringon the command line.
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provide the argument
--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION-
The Google Cloud location for the key.
To set the
kms-locationattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--kms-locationon the command line; -
provide the argument
--regionon the command line.
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provide the argument
--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT-
The Google Cloud project for the key.
To set the
kms-projectattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--kms-projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
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provide the argument
- 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
- 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.
gcloud alpha compute snapshots update-kms-key
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Last updated 2026-03-17 UTC.