GCP compute disk DIRECT API's to read or write block level information from its snapshot

[Durgalakshmi]

I would like to know if there are any direct read support which allows us to read data off the compute disk snapshots in GCP directly without the need to create and attach volumes to the access node

I'm looking for something similar to this feature that's available in AWS https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-accessing-snapshot.html

[rayjohnn · Accepted solution]

Good Day!

Unfortunately that feature is not yet available on GCP. However you may file a Feature Request if you need that kind of setup. For now, here are the ways where you can check the contents of a snapshot:

1. Create a new disk from the snapshot.
2. Attach this disk to an instance.
3. Mount the disk inside that instance and read its content.

Hope these helps.