- NAME
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- gcloud preview compute images describe-from-family - describe the latest image from an image family
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud preview compute images describe-from-familyIMAGE_NAME[--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(PREVIEW)gcloud preview compute images describe-from-familylooks up the latest image from an image family and runs a describe on it. If the image is not in the default project, you need to specify a value for--project. - EXAMPLES
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To view the description for the latest
image from thedebian-9project, run:debian-cloudgcloud preview compute images describe-from-family debian-9 --project=debian-cloud - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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IMAGE_NAME- Name of the disk image to describe.
- FLAGS
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--zone=ZONE- Zone to query. Returns the latest image available in the image family for the specified zone. If not specified, returns the latest globally available image.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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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
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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 images describe-from-familygcloud alpha compute images describe-from-familygcloud beta compute images describe-from-family
gcloud preview compute images describe-from-family
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.