Method: instances.getScreenshot
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Returns the screenshot from the specified instance.
HTTP request
GET https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project}/zones/{zone}/instances/{instance}/screenshot
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
Parameters |
project |
string
Project ID for this request.
|
zone |
string
The name of the zone for this request.
|
instance |
string
Name of the instance scoping this request.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
An instance's screenshot.
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation |
{
"kind": string,
"contents": string
} |
Fields |
kind |
string
[Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#screenshot for the screenshots.
|
contents |
string
[Output Only] The Base64-encoded screenshot data.
|
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview.
IAM Permissions
In addition to any permissions specified on the fields above, authorization requires one or more of the following IAM permissions:
compute.instances.getScreenshot
To find predefined roles that contain those permissions, see Compute Engine IAM Roles.
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Last updated 2024-04-29 UTC.
[{
"type": "thumb-down",
"id": "hardToUnderstand",
"label":"Hard to understand"
},{
"type": "thumb-down",
"id": "incorrectInformationOrSampleCode",
"label":"Incorrect information or sample code"
},{
"type": "thumb-down",
"id": "missingTheInformationSamplesINeed",
"label":"Missing the information/samples I need"
},{
"type": "thumb-down",
"id": "otherDown",
"label":"Other"
}]
[{
"type": "thumb-up",
"id": "easyToUnderstand",
"label":"Easy to understand"
},{
"type": "thumb-up",
"id": "solvedMyProblem",
"label":"Solved my problem"
},{
"type": "thumb-up",
"id": "otherUp",
"label":"Other"
}]
{"lastModified": "Last updated 2024-04-29 UTC."}
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