gcloud beta compute machine-types describe

NAME
gcloud beta compute machine-types describe - describe a Compute Engine machine type
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta compute machine-types describeNAME[--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA)gcloud beta compute machine-types describedisplays all data associated with a Compute Engine machine type.
EXAMPLES
To describe a machine type 'MACHINE-TYPE' in zone 'us-central1-f', run:
gcloudbetacomputemachine-typesdescribeMACHINE-TYPE--zone=us-central1-f
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
NAME
Name of the machine type to describe.
FLAGS
--zone=ZONE
Zone of the machine type to describe. If not specified and thecompute/zone property isn't set, you mightbe prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set thecompute/zone property:

gcloudconfigsetcompute/zoneZONE

A list of zones can be fetched by running:

gcloudcomputezoneslist

To unset the property, run:

gcloudconfigunsetcompute/zone

Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variableCLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.

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$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. Thesevariants are also available:
gcloudcomputemachine-typesdescribe
gcloudalphacomputemachine-typesdescribe

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.