- NAME
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- gcloud preview compute machine-images delete - delete a Compute Engine machine image
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud preview compute machine-images deleteIMAGE[IMAGE…] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(PREVIEW)Delete a Compute Engine machine image. - EXAMPLES
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To delete a machine image, run:
gcloud preview compute machine-images delete my-machine-image - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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IMAGE[IMAGE…]- Names of the machineImages 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 DEVELOPER PREVIEW and may 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 machine-images deletegcloud alpha compute machine-images deletegcloud beta compute machine-images delete
gcloud preview compute machine-images delete
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Last updated 2026-04-14 UTC.