gcloud compute images describe (original) (raw)

gcloud compute images describe

NAME

gcloud compute images describe - describe a Compute Engine image

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute images describe [IMAGE_NAME](#IMAGE%5FNAME) [[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG](#GCLOUD-WIDE-FLAGS) …]

DESCRIPTION

gcloud compute images describe displays all data associated with a Compute Engine image in a project.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

IMAGE_NAME

Name of the disk image to describe.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: [--access-token-file](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--access-token-file),[--account](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--account), [--billing-project](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--billing-project),[--configuration](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--configuration),[--flags-file](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--flags-file),[--flatten](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--flatten), [--format](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--format), [--help](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--help), [--impersonate-service-account](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--impersonate-service-account),[--log-http](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--log-http),[--project](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--project), [--quiet](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--quiet), [--trace-token](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--trace-token), [--user-output-enabled](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--user-output-enabled),[--verbosity](/sdk/gcloud/reference#--verbosity).

Run $ [gcloud help](/sdk/gcloud/reference) for details.

NOTES

These variants are also available:

gcloud alpha compute images describe

gcloud beta compute images describe

gcloud preview compute images describe

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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.