.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_COMPUTE_SNAPSHOTS_DESCRIBE" 1



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



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha compute snapshots describe\fR \fISNAPSHOT_NAME\fR [\fB\-\-global\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR \fBgcloud alpha compute snapshots describe\fR displays all data
associated with a Compute Engine snapshot in a project.

Given an existing snapshot is queried, successful output of this command looks
like the following:

.RS 2m
creationTimestamp: '2018\-05\-07T10:45:46.988\-07:00'
diskSizeGb: '500'
id: '1234567891234567890'
kind: compute#snapshot
labelFingerprint: 12345abcdWW=
name: zs9utdhb8r1x
selfLink: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/test\-project\-name/global/snapshots/snapshot\-number
sourceDisk: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/test\-project\-name/zones/us\-central1\-c/disks/test
sourceDiskId: '1234567891234567890'
status: READY
storageBytes: '0'
storageBytesStatus: UP_TO_DATE
.RE



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To run \f5gcloud alpha compute snapshots describe\fR, you'll need the name of a
snapshot. To list existing snapshots by name, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute snapshots list
.RE

To display specific details of an existing Compute Engine snapshot (like its
creation time, status, and storage details), run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute snapshots describe SNAPSHOT_NAME \e
    \-\-format="table(creationTimestamp, status, storageBytesStatus)"
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fISNAPSHOT_NAME\fR

Name of the snapshot to describe.


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

At most one of these can be specified:


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

If set, the snapshot is global.

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

Region of the snapshot to describe. Overrides the default \fBcompute/region\fR
property value for this command invocation.


.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 snapshots describe
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta compute snapshots describe
.RE