ERROR: (gcloud.compute.ssh) Could not fetch resource: – Failed to find project value

This issue happens, if the VM is created in Zone-1 and you are trying to SSH the VM in Zone-2. As a best practice, it is better to set configuration (compute/zone) to the zone where VM is created or us parameter "–zone " in your ssh command.

Here is a sample test commands to re-create the issue and a proper fix:

Create test-vm in us-east1-b zone using following command

gcloud compute instances create test-vm   
--zone=us-east1-b   
--machine-type=n1-standard-1   
--subnet=default

Trying to SSH with setting configuration or "–zone" parameter. Getting the same error as you are getting.

**gcloud compute ssh test-vm**  
Did you mean zone [us-east1-c] for instance: [test-vm] (Y/n)?  y  
ERROR: (gcloud.compute.ssh) Could not fetch resource:  
 - The resource 'projects/playground-s-11-5aa0ad1e/zones/us-east1-c/instances/test-vm' was not found  
cloud_user_p_9e74b613@cloudshell:~ (playground-s-11-5aa0ad1e)$

Trying to SSH again with "–zone" parameter

**gcloud compute ssh --zone us-east1-b test-vm**  
Linux test-vm 4.19.0-13-cloud-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.160-2 (2020-11-28) x86_64  
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;  
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the  
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.  
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent  
permitted by applicable law.  
Last login: Mon Jan  4 14:50:26 2021 from 35.190.141.149  
cloud_user_p_9e74b613@test-vm:~$

Please note that the very first time you SSH using gcloud command, it may ask you for a passphrase, you can just press enter and move forward.

Hope this helps!