- NAME
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- gcloud preview compute snapshots delete - delete Compute Engine snapshots
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud preview compute snapshots deleteSNAPSHOT_NAME[SNAPSHOT_NAME…] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(PREVIEW)gcloud preview compute snapshots deletedeletes one or more Compute Engine snapshots. - EXAMPLES
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To delete Compute Engine snapshots with the names 'snapshot-1' and 'snapshot-2',
run:
gcloud preview compute snapshots delete snapshot-1 snapshot-2To list all snapshots that were created before a specific date, use the --filter flag with the
gcloud preview compute snapshots listcommand.gcloud preview 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.
- 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 snapshots deletegcloud alpha compute snapshots deletegcloud beta compute snapshots delete
gcloud preview compute snapshots delete
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Last updated 2026-04-14 UTC.