Cloud Debugger Snapshot Debugger
Legacy names Cloud Debugger, Stackdriver Debugger
Open-source production application state snapshot debugger replacing the retired Cloud Debugger service.
Naming timeline
- Stackdriver Debugger / Cloud Debugger
Managed production application debugger on clouddebugger.googleapis.com.
- Snapshot DebuggerCurrent name
Cloud Debugger was deprecated May 16, 2022 (shut down May 31, 2023) in favor of the Firebase-backed open-source Snapshot Debugger CLI, which was subsequently archived on September 7, 2023 with no managed replacement service.
What replaced Cloud Debugger?
Cloud Debugger has been superseded by Snapshot Debugger, with the latest change on 16 May 2022 (Cloud Debugger Deprecation & Open-Source Transition (Archived Sep 7, 2023)). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Stackdriver Debugger. Open-source production application state snapshot debugger replacing the retired Cloud Debugger service. The underlying legacy API or CLI surface is deprecated, so a technical migration is required.
Also known as
- Snapshot Debugger (Archived Open-Source Debugger)
Technical identifiers
Legacy identifiers deprecated. The underlying API or CLI surface for the legacy name is officially deprecated, so this change requires a technical migration rather than a label update.
| REST / gRPC APIs | clouddebugger.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | gcloud debug snapshot-dbg-cli |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/clouddebugger.* |
clouddebugger.googleapis.com was shut down on May 31, 2023; open-source Snapshot Debugger was archived on September 7, 2023.
Notes & disambiguation
- Cloud Debugger (clouddebugger.googleapis.com / gcloud debug) was deprecated on May 16, 2022 and shut down on May 31, 2023.
- Google transitioned users to the Firebase-backed open-source Snapshot Debugger CLI, which was subsequently archived on September 7, 2023 (remaining available for fork/self-maintenance).
Sources & official documentation
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