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| subcategory: "Compute Engine" |
| description: |- |
| Get information about a Google Compute Snapshot. |
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| # google\_compute\_snapshot |
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| To get more information about Snapshot, see: |
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| * [API documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/snapshots) |
| * How-to Guides |
| * [Official Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/create-snapshots) |
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| ## Example Usage |
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| ```hcl |
| #by name |
| data "google_compute_snapshot" "snapshot" { |
| name = "my-snapshot" |
| } |
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| # using a filter |
| data "google_compute_snapshot" "latest-snapshot" { |
| filter = "name != my-snapshot" |
| most_recent = true |
| } |
| ``` |
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| ## Argument Reference |
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| The following arguments are supported: |
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| * `name` - (Optional) The name of the compute snapshot. One of `name` or `filter` must be provided. |
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| * `filter` - (Optional) A filter to retrieve the compute snapshot. |
| See [gcloud topic filters](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/topic/filters) for reference. |
| If multiple compute snapshot match, either adjust the filter or specify `most_recent`. One of `name` or `filter` must be provided. |
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| * `most_recent` - (Optional) If `filter` is provided, ensures the most recent snapshot is returned when multiple compute snapshot match. |
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| - - - |
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| * `project` - (Optional) The ID of the project in which the resource belongs. |
| If it is not provided, the provider project is used. |
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| ## Attributes Reference |
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| See [google_compute_snapshot](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_snapshot) resource for details of the available attributes. |
