# Compute Engine API . snapshots

## Instance Methods

Deletes the specified persistent disk snapshot resource.

Returns the specified persistent disk snapshot resource.

Retrieves the list of persistent disk snapshot resources contained within the specified project.

Retrieves the next page of results.

### Method Details

`delete(project, snapshot)`

    Deletes the specified persistent disk snapshot resource.

    Args:
      project: string, Name of the project scoping this request. (required)
      snapshot: string, Name of the persistent disk snapshot resource to delete. (required)

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # An operation resource, used to manage asynchronous API requests.
        "targetId": "A String", # [Output Only] Unique target id which identifies a particular incarnation of the target.
        "clientOperationId": "A String",
        "creationTimestamp": "A String", # [Output Only] Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format (output only).
        "id": "A String", # [Output Only] Unique identifier for the resource; defined by the server.
        "zone": "A String", # [Output Only] URL of the zone where the operation resides (output only).
        "operationType": "A String",
        "httpErrorMessage": "A String",
        "progress": 42,
        "httpErrorStatusCode": 42,
        "statusMessage": "A String", # [Output Only] An optional textual description of the current status of the operation.
        "status": "A String", # [Output Only] Status of the operation. Can be one of the following: "PENDING", "RUNNING", or "DONE".
        "insertTime": "A String", # [Output Only] The time that this operation was requested. This is in RFC 3339 format.
        "warnings": [
          {
            "message": "A String", # Optional human-readable details for this warning.
            "code": "A String", # The warning type identifier for this warning.
            "data": [ # Metadata for this warning in 'key: value' format.
              {
                "value": "A String", # A warning data value corresponding to the key.
                "key": "A String", # A key for the warning data.
              },
            ],
          },
        ],
        "user": "A String",
        "startTime": "A String", # [Output Only] The time that this operation was started by the server. This is in RFC 3339 format.
        "kind": "compute#operation", # [Output Only] Type of the resource. Always kind#operation for Operation resources.
        "name": "A String", # [Output Only] Name of the resource (output only).
        "region": "A String", # [Output Only] URL of the region where the operation resides (output only).
        "error": { # [Output Only] If errors occurred during processing of this operation, this field will be populated.
          "errors": [ # [Output Only] The array of errors encountered while processing this operation.
            {
              "message": "A String", # [Output Only] An optional, human-readable error message.
              "code": "A String", # [Output Only] The error type identifier for this error.
              "location": "A String", # [Output Only] Indicates the field in the request which caused the error. This property is optional.
            },
          ],
        },
        "endTime": "A String",
        "selfLink": "A String", # [Output Only] Server defined URL for the resource.
        "targetLink": "A String", # [Output Only] URL of the resource the operation is mutating (output only).
      }

`get(project, snapshot)`

    Returns the specified persistent disk snapshot resource.

    Args:
      project: string, Name of the project scoping this request. (required)
      snapshot: string, Name of the persistent disk snapshot resource to return. (required)

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # A persistent disk snapshot resource.
          "status": "A String", # The status of the persistent disk snapshot (output only).
          "kind": "compute#snapshot", # Type of the resource.
          "storageBytes": "A String", # A size of the the storage used by the snapshot. As snapshots share storage this number is expected to change with snapshot creation/deletion.
          "description": "A String", # An optional textual description of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created.
          "sourceDisk": "A String", # The source disk used to create this snapshot.
          "storageBytesStatus": "A String", # An indicator whether storageBytes is in a stable state, or it is being adjusted as a result of shared storage reallocation.
          "sourceDiskId": "A String", # The 'id' value of the disk used to create this snapshot. This value may be used to determine whether the snapshot was taken from the current or a previous instance of a given disk name.
          "diskSizeGb": "A String", # Size of the persistent disk snapshot, specified in GB (output only).
          "licenses": [ # Public visible licenses.
            "A String",
          ],
          "creationTimestamp": "A String", # Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format (output only).
          "id": "A String", # Unique identifier for the resource; defined by the server (output only).
          "selfLink": "A String", # Server defined URL for the resource (output only).
          "name": "A String", # Name of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035.
        }

`list(project, maxResults=None, pageToken=None, filter=None)`

    Retrieves the list of persistent disk snapshot resources contained within the specified project.

    Args:
      project: string, Name of the project scoping this request. (required)
      maxResults: integer, Optional. Maximum count of results to be returned. Maximum value is 500 and default value is 500.
      pageToken: string, Optional. Tag returned by a previous list request truncated by maxResults. Used to continue a previous list request.
      filter: string, Optional. Filter expression for filtering listed resources.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        { # Contains a list of persistent disk snapshot resources.
        "nextPageToken": "A String", # A token used to continue a truncated list request (output only).
        "items": [ # A list of Snapshot resources.
          { # A persistent disk snapshot resource.
              "status": "A String", # The status of the persistent disk snapshot (output only).
              "kind": "compute#snapshot", # Type of the resource.
              "storageBytes": "A String", # A size of the the storage used by the snapshot. As snapshots share storage this number is expected to change with snapshot creation/deletion.
              "description": "A String", # An optional textual description of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created.
              "sourceDisk": "A String", # The source disk used to create this snapshot.
              "storageBytesStatus": "A String", # An indicator whether storageBytes is in a stable state, or it is being adjusted as a result of shared storage reallocation.
              "sourceDiskId": "A String", # The 'id' value of the disk used to create this snapshot. This value may be used to determine whether the snapshot was taken from the current or a previous instance of a given disk name.
              "diskSizeGb": "A String", # Size of the persistent disk snapshot, specified in GB (output only).
              "licenses": [ # Public visible licenses.
                "A String",
              ],
              "creationTimestamp": "A String", # Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format (output only).
              "id": "A String", # Unique identifier for the resource; defined by the server (output only).
              "selfLink": "A String", # Server defined URL for the resource (output only).
              "name": "A String", # Name of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035.
            },
        ],
        "kind": "compute#snapshotList", # Type of resource.
        "id": "A String", # Unique identifier for the resource; defined by the server (output only).
        "selfLink": "A String", # Server defined URL for this resource (output only).
      }

`list_next(previous_request, previous_response)`

    Retrieves the next page of results.

    Args:
      previous_request: The request for the previous page. (required)
      previous_response: The response from the request for the previous page. (required)

    Returns:
      A request object that you can call 'execute()' on to request the next
      page. Returns None if there are no more items in the collection.