- NAME
-
- gcloud compute snapshots set-iam-policy - set the IAM policy for a Compute Engine snapshot
- SYNOPSIS
-
-
gcloud compute snapshots set-iam-policySNAPSHOT_NAMEPOLICY_FILE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Sets the IAM policy for the given snapshot as defined in a JSON or YAML file.
- EXAMPLES
- The following command will read am IAM policy defined in a JSON file
'policy.json' and set it for the snapshot
my-snapshot:gcloud compute snapshots set-iam-policy my-snapshot policy.jsonSee https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/managing-policies for details of the policy file format and contents.
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- Snapshot resource - The snapshot to set the IAM policy for. 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.
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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.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
-
POLICY_FILE - Path to a local JSON or YAML formatted file containing a valid policy.
The output of the
get-iam-policycommand is a valid file, as is any JSON or YAML file conforming to the structure of a Policy .
- Snapshot resource - The snapshot to set the IAM policy for. This represents a
Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but
can be set in other ways.
- 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. - API REFERENCE
- This command uses the
compute/v1API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/ - NOTES
- These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute snapshots set-iam-policygcloud beta compute snapshots set-iam-policygcloud preview compute snapshots set-iam-policy
gcloud compute snapshots set-iam-policy
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

