gcloud beta compute instances get-screenshot

NAME
gcloud beta compute instances get-screenshot - capture a screenshot(JPEG image) of the virtual machine instance's display
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta compute instances get-screenshotINSTANCE_NAME[--destination=DESTINATION][--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA) Capture a screenshot (JPEG image) of the virtual machineinstance's display.
EXAMPLES
To get a screenshot from an instance namedtest-instance, run:
gcloudbetacomputeinstancesget-screenshottest-instance--destination=output.jpg
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE_NAME
Name of the instance to get a screenshot from. For details on valid instancenames, refer to the criteria documented under the field 'name' at:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances
FLAGS
--destination=DESTINATION
Filename, including the path, to save the screenshot (JPEG image).
--zone=ZONE
Zone of the instance to get a screenshot from. If not specified, you might beprompted to select a zone (interactive mode only).gcloud attempts to identify theappropriate zone by searching for resources in your currently active project. Ifthe zone cannot be determined,gcloud prompts you for a selection withall available Google Cloud Platform zones.

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user 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. This variantis also available:
gcloudcomputeinstancesget-screenshot

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.