doctl compute snapshot list
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl compute snapshot list [glob] [flags]Aliases
lsDescription
Retrieves a list of snapshots and their information, including:
- The snapshot’s ID
- The snapshot’s name
- The date and time when the snapshot was created
- The slugs of the datacenter regions in which the snapshot is available
- The type of resource the snapshot was made from (either from Droplet or volume) and its ID
- The minimum size required for a Droplet or volume to use this snapshot, in GB
- The compressed, billable size of the snapshot
Example
The following example lists all Droplet snapshots in the nyc1 region and uses the --format flag to return only name, ID, and resource type for each snapshot:
doctl compute snapshot list --resource droplet --region nyc1 --format Name,ID,ResourceTypeFlags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Name, CreatedAt, Regions, ResourceId, ResourceType, MinDiskSize, Size, Tags. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--region |
Filters by regional availability |
--resource |
Filters by resource type (droplet or volume) |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute snapshot | Access and manage snapshots |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |