--- title: Compute Engine Instant Snapshot description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > DDSQL Reference > Data Directory > Compute Engine Instant Snapshot --- # Compute Engine Instant Snapshot Compute Engine Instant Snapshot is a Google Cloud resource that allows you to capture a point-in-time copy of a persistent disk almost instantly. It provides a fast and efficient way to back up data or create new disks from existing ones without significant downtime. Instant Snapshots are optimized for quick creation and restoration, making them useful for disaster recovery, testing, and data protection scenarios. ``` gcp.compute_instant_snapshot ``` ## Fields | Title | ID | Type | Data Type | Description | | -------------------- | ---- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | | _key | core | string | | ancestors | core | array | | architecture | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] The architecture of the instant snapshot. Valid values are ARM64 or X86_64. | | creation_timestamp | core | timestamp | Output only. [Output Only] Creation timestamp inRFC3339 text format. | | datadog_display_name | core | string | | description | core | string | An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create the resource. | | disk_size_gb | core | int64 | Output only. [Output Only] Size of the source disk, specified in GB. | | gcp_status | core | string | [Output Only] The status of the instantSnapshot. This can be CREATING, DELETING, FAILED, or READY. Possible values: ['CREATING', 'DELETING', 'FAILED', 'READY', 'UNAVAILABLE']. Values descriptions: ['InstantSnapshot creation is in progress.', 'InstantSnapshot is currently being deleted.', 'InstantSnapshot creation failed.', 'InstantSnapshot has been created successfully.', 'InstantSnapshot is currently unavailable and cannot be used for Disk restoration'] | | id | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server. | | kind | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] Type of the resource. Alwayscompute#instantSnapshot for InstantSnapshot resources. | | labels | core | array | Labels to apply to this InstantSnapshot. These can be later modified by the setLabels method. Label values may be empty. | | name | core | string | Name of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply withRFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash. | | organization_id | core | string | | parent | core | string | | project_id | core | string | | project_number | core | string | | region | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] URL of the region where the instant snapshot resides. You must specify this field as part of the HTTP request URL. It is not settable as a field in the request body. | | region_id | core | string | | resource_name | core | string | | resource_status | core | json | Output only. [Output Only] Status information for the instant snapshot resource. | | satisfies_pzi | core | bool | Output only. Reserved for future use. | | satisfies_pzs | core | bool | Output only. [Output Only] Reserved for future use. | | self_link | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] Server-defined URL for the resource. | | self_link_with_id | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] Server-defined URL for this resource's resource id. | | source_disk | core | string | URL of the source disk used to create this instant snapshot. Note that the source disk must be in the same zone/region as the instant snapshot to be created. This can be a full or valid partial URL. For example, the following are valid values: - https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project/zones/zone/disks/disk - https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project/regions/region/disks/disk - projects/project/zones/zone/disks/disk - projects/project/regions/region/disks/disk - zones/zone/disks/disk - regions/region/disks/disk | | source_disk_id | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] The ID value of the disk used to create this InstantSnapshot. This value may be used to determine whether the InstantSnapshot was taken from the current or a previous instance of a given disk name. | | tags | core | hstore_csv | | zone | core | string | Output only. [Output Only] URL of the zone where the instant snapshot resides. You must specify this field as part of the HTTP request URL. It is not settable as a field in the request body. | | zone_id | core | string |