doctl

official DigitalOcean command-line interface

TLDR

Authenticate with DigitalOcean

$ doctl auth init

List all droplets

$ doctl compute droplet list

Create a droplet

$ doctl compute droplet create [name] --size [s-1vcpu-1gb] --image [ubuntu-22-04-x64] --region [nyc1]

Delete a droplet

$ doctl compute droplet delete [droplet_id]

List Kubernetes clusters

$ doctl kubernetes cluster list

Get kubeconfig

$ doctl kubernetes cluster kubeconfig save [cluster_name]

List available regions

$ doctl compute region list

SYNOPSIS

doctl command [subcommand] [options]

doctl is the official command-line interface for DigitalOcean, providing access to all DigitalOcean services including Droplets, Kubernetes, App Platform, Databases, and more.
The tool enables infrastructure automation, CI/CD integration, and scriptable management of DigitalOcean resources. It supports multiple authentication contexts for managing different accounts or teams.
doctl mirrors the DigitalOcean API functionality, allowing complete control over cloud resources from the command line without using the web console.

PARAMETERS

COMMAND

Resource type: compute, kubernetes, apps, databases, etc.

auth init

Authenticate with API token.

compute droplet ACTION

Manage droplets.

kubernetes cluster ACTION

Manage Kubernetes clusters.

apps ACTION

Manage App Platform applications.

--output FORMAT

Output format: text, json.

--context NAME

Use named authentication context.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Requires DigitalOcean account and API token. Actions may incur charges. Some operations are irreversible. Rate limits apply to API requests.

HISTORY

doctl was developed by DigitalOcean as the official CLI for their cloud platform. It provides programmatic access to DigitalOcean services, supporting DevOps workflows and infrastructure as code practices.