.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_COMPUTE_INSTANCES_REMOVE\-METADATA" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha compute instances remove\-metadata \- remove instance metadata



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha compute instances remove\-metadata\fR \fIINSTANCE_NAME\fR [\fB\-\-zone\fR=\fIZONE\fR] [\fB\-\-all\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-keys\fR=\fIKEY\fR,[\fIKEY\fR,...]] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR gcloud alpha compute instances remove\-metadata can be used to
remove instance metadata entries.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To remove metadata keys \f5\fIimportant\-data\fR\fR and
\f5\fIuseless\-data\fR\fR along with their data from an instance named
\f5\fItest\-instance\fR\fR, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute instances remove\-metadata test\-instance \e
    \-\-keys=important\-data,useless\-data
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIINSTANCE_NAME\fR

Name of the instance to set metadata on. For details on valid instance names,
refer to the criteria documented under the field 'name' at:
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-zone\fR=\fIZONE\fR

Zone of the instance to set metadata on. If not specified, you might be prompted
to select a zone (interactive mode only). \f5gcloud\fR attempts to identify the
appropriate zone by searching for resources in your currently active project. If
the zone cannot be determined, \f5gcloud\fR prompts you for a selection with all
available Google Cloud Platform zones.

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user can set the
\f5\fIcompute/zone\fR\fR property:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE
.RE

A list of zones can be fetched by running:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud compute zones list
.RE

To unset the property, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud config unset compute/zone
.RE

Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable
\f5\fICLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE\fR\fR.

.TP 2m

At most one of these can be specified:


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-all\fR

If provided, all metadata entries are removed.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-keys\fR=\fIKEY\fR,[\fIKEY\fR,...]

The keys of the entries to remove.


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "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 \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "NOTES"

This command is currently in alpha and might 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:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud compute instances remove\-metadata
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta compute instances remove\-metadata
.RE