- NAME
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- gcloud preview compute snapshots test-iam-permissions - test IAM permissions for a Compute Engine standard or archive snapshot
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud preview compute snapshots test-iam-permissionsSNAPSHOT_NAME--permissions=[PERMISSION,…] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(PREVIEW)gcloud preview compute snapshots test-iam-permissionstests the IAM permissions that a caller has on a Compute Engine standard or archive snapshot. - EXAMPLES
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To test if the caller has the
compute.snapshots.getpermission on a snapshotmy-snapshot, run:gcloud preview compute snapshots test-iam-permissions my-snapshot --permissions=compute.snapshots.get - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Snapshot resource - The snapshot for which to test permissions. This represents
a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group
but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
snapshot_nameon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
SNAPSHOT_NAME-
ID of the snapshot or fully qualified identifier for the snapshot.
To set the
snapshot_nameattribute:-
provide the argument
snapshot_nameon the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Snapshot resource - The snapshot for which to test permissions. This represents
a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group
but can be set in other ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--permissions=[PERMISSION,…]- The permissions to test.
- 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. - API REFERENCE
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This command uses the
compute/v1API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/ - 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 test-iam-permissionsgcloud alpha compute snapshots test-iam-permissionsgcloud beta compute snapshots test-iam-permissions
gcloud preview compute snapshots test-iam-permissions
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Last updated 2026-07-28 UTC.