REST Resource: diskTypes

Resource: DiskType

Represents a Disk Type resource.

Google Compute Engine has two Disk Type resources:

You can choose from a variety of disk types based on your needs. For more information, readStorage options.

ThediskTypes resource represents disk types for a zonal persistent disk. For more information, readZonal persistent disks.

TheregionDiskTypes resource represents disk types for a regional persistent disk. For more information, readRegional persistent disks.

JSON representation
{"kind":string,"id":string,"creationTimestamp":string,"name":string,"description":string,"validDiskSize":string,"deprecated":{"state":enum,"replacement":string,"deprecated":string,"obsolete":string,"deleted":string},"zone":string,"selfLink":string,"defaultDiskSizeGb":string,"region":string}
Fields
kind

string

[Output Only] Type of the resource. Alwayscompute#diskType for disk types.

id

string (uint64 format)

[Output Only] The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.

creationTimestamp

string

[Output Only] Creation timestamp inRFC3339 text format.

name

string

[Output Only] Name of the resource.

description

string

[Output Only] An optional description of this resource.

validDiskSize

string

[Output Only] An optional textual description of the valid disk size, such as "10GB-10TB".

deprecated

object

[Output Only] The deprecation status associated with this disk type.

deprecated.state

enum

The deprecation state of this resource. This can beACTIVE,DEPRECATED,OBSOLETE, orDELETED. Operations which communicate the end of life date for an image, can useACTIVE. Operations which create a new resource using aDEPRECATED resource will return successfully, but with a warning indicating the deprecated resource and recommending its replacement. Operations which useOBSOLETE orDELETED resources will be rejected and result in an error.

deprecated.replacement

string

The URL of the suggested replacement for a deprecated resource. The suggested replacement resource must be the same kind of resource as the deprecated resource.

deprecated.deprecated

string

An optionalRFC3339 timestamp on or after which the state of this resource is intended to change toDEPRECATED. This is only informational and the status will not change unless the client explicitly changes it.

deprecated.obsolete

string

An optionalRFC3339 timestamp on or after which the state of this resource is intended to change toOBSOLETE. This is only informational and the status will not change unless the client explicitly changes it.

deprecated.deleted

string

An optionalRFC3339 timestamp on or after which the state of this resource is intended to change toDELETED. This is only informational and the status will not change unless the client explicitly changes it.

zone

string

[Output Only] URL of the zone where the disk type resides. You must specify this field as part of the HTTP request URL. It is not settable as a field in the request body.

selfLink

string

[Output Only] Server-defined URL for the resource.

defaultDiskSizeGb

string (int64 format)

[Output Only] Server-defined default disk size in GB.

region

string

[Output Only] URL of the region where the disk type resides. Only applicable for regional resources. You must specify this field as part of the HTTP request URL. It is not settable as a field in the request body.

Methods

aggregatedList

 Retrieves an aggregated list of disk types.

get

 Returns the specified disk type.

list

 Retrieves a list of disk types available to the specified project.

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Last updated 2025-07-28 UTC.