- NAME
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- gcloud preview compute machine-images describe - describe a Compute Engine machine image
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud preview compute machine-images describeIMAGE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(PREVIEW)Describe a Compute Engine machine image. - EXAMPLES
- To describe a machine image, run:
gcloud preview compute machine-images describe my-machine-image - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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IMAGE - Name of the machineImage to describe.
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- 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 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 describegcloud alpha compute machine-images describegcloud beta compute machine-images describe
gcloud preview compute machine-images describe
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
