- NAME
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- gcloud compute instant-snapshots describe - describe a Compute Engine instant snapshot
 
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud compute instant-snapshots describeINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME[--region=REGION|--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
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- DESCRIPTION
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gcloud compute instant-snapshots describedisplays all data associated with a Compute Engine instant snapshot in a project.
- EXAMPLES
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To describe the instant snapshot 'instant-snapshot-1' in zone 'us-east1-a', run:
gcloud compute instant-snapshots describe instant-snapshot-1 --zone=us-east1-a
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME
- Name of the instant snapshot to describe.
 
- FLAGS
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At most one of these can be specified:
- --region=- REGION
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Region of the instant snapshot to describe. If not specified, you might be
prompted to select a region (interactive mode only).
To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/regiongcloud config set compute/region REGIONA list of regions can be fetched by running: gcloud compute regions listTo unset the property, run: gcloud config unset compute/regionAlternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION
- --zone=- ZONE
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Zone of the instant snapshot to describe. If not specified and the
compute/zoneTo avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/zonegcloud config set compute/zone ZONEA list of zones can be fetched by running: gcloud compute zones listTo unset the property, run: gcloud config unset compute/zoneAlternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE
 
 
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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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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute instant-snapshots describegcloud beta compute instant-snapshots describe
      gcloud compute instant-snapshots describe
  
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.