- NAME
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- gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots delete - delete a Compute Engine instant snapshot
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots deleteINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME[INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME…] [--region=REGION|--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots deletedeletes a Compute Engine instant snapshot. A disk can be deleted only if it is not attached to any virtual machine instances. - EXAMPLES
- To delete Compute Engine instant snapshots with the names 'instant-snapshot-1'
and 'instant-snapshot-2', run:
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots delete instant-snapshot-1 instant-snapshot-2To list all instant snapshots that were created before a specific date, use the --filter flag with the
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots listcommand.gcloud beta compute instant-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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INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME[INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME…] - Names of the instant snapshots to delete.
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- FLAGS
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- At most one of these can be specified:
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--region=REGION - Region of the instant snapshots to delete. 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
property: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 - Zone of the instant snapshots to delete. If not specified and the
property isn't set, you might be prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only).compute/zoneTo avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
property: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
- 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 beta and might change without notice. These
variants are also available:
gcloud compute instant-snapshots deletegcloud alpha compute instant-snapshots deletegcloud preview compute instant-snapshots delete
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots delete
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

