.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_COMPUTE_INSTANT\-SNAPSHOTS_DELETE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha compute instant\-snapshots delete \- delete a Compute Engine instant snapshot



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha compute instant\-snapshots delete\fR \fIINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME\fR [\fIINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME\fR\ ...] [\fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-zone\fR=\fIZONE\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR \fBgcloud alpha compute instant\-snapshots delete\fR deletes a
Compute Engine instant snapshot. A disk can be deleted only if it is not
attached to any virtual machine instances.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To delete Compute Engine instant snapshots with the names 'instant\-snapshot\-1'
and 'instant\-snapshot\-2', run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute instant\-snapshots delete instant\-snapshot\-1 \e
    instant\-snapshot\-2
.RE

To list all instant snapshots that were created before a specific date, use the
\-\-filter flag with the \f5gcloud alpha compute instant\-snapshots list\fR
command.

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute instant\-snapshots list \e
    \-\-filter="creationTimestamp<'2017\-01\-01'"
.RE

For more information on how to use \-\-filter with the list command, run $
gcloud topic filters.



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME\fR [\fIINSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME\fR ...]

Names of the instant snapshots to delete.


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

At most one of these can be specified:


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR

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
\f5\fIcompute/region\fR\fR property:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud config set compute/region REGION
.RE

A list of regions can be fetched by running:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud compute regions list
.RE

To unset the property, run:

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

Alternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable
\f5\fICLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION\fR\fR.

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

Zone of the instant snapshots to delete. If not specified and the
\f5\fIcompute/zone\fR\fR property isn't set, you might be prompted to select a
zone (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you 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.


.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 instant\-snapshots delete
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta compute instant\-snapshots delete
.RE