listInstances.js

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/**
 * Gets a list of instances created in given project in given zone.
 *
 * @param {string} projectId - ID or number of the project you want to use.
 * @param {string} zone - Name of the zone you want to check, for example: us-west3-b
 */
function main(projectId, zone) {
  // [START compute_instances_list]
  /**
   * TODO(developer): Uncomment and replace these variables before running the sample.
   */
  // const projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';
  // const zone = 'europe-central2-b'

  const compute = require('@google-cloud/compute');

  // List all instances in the given zone in the specified project.
  async function listInstances() {
    const instancesClient = new compute.InstancesClient();

    const [instanceList] = await instancesClient.list({
      project: projectId,
      zone,
    });

    console.log(`Instances found in zone ${zone}:`);

    for (const instance of instanceList) {
      console.log(` - ${instance.name} (${instance.machineType})`);
    }
  }

  listInstances();
  // [END compute_instances_list]
}

main(...process.argv.slice(2));