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# doctl compute action wait

Generated on 24 Mar 2026 from `doctl` version [`v1.153.0`](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl/releases/tag/v1.153.0)

## Usage

```shell
doctl compute action wait <action-id> [flags]
```

## Aliases

```shell
w
```

## Description

Block the current thread, returning when an action completes.

For example, if you find an action when calling `doctl compute action list` that has a status of `in-progress`, you can note the action ID and call `doctl compute action wait <action-id>`, and doctl will appear to “hang” until the action has completed. This can be useful for scripting purposes.

## Example

The following example waits for the action `123456` to complete before allowing further commands to execute:

```shell
doctl compute action wait 123456
```

## Flags

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| `--format` | Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: `ID`, `Status`, `Type`, `StartedAt`, `CompletedAt`, `ResourceID`, `ResourceType`, `Region`. |
| `--help`, `-h` | Help for this command |
| `--no-header` | Return raw data with no headers, Default: `false` |
| `--poll-timeout` | Re-poll time in seconds, Default: `5` |

## Related Commands

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| [doctl compute action](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/action) | Display commands for retrieving resource action history |

## Global Flags

Option Description

`--access-token`, `-t` API V2 access token

`--api-url`, `-u` Override default API endpoint

`--config`, `-c` Specify a custom config file, Default:

`--context` Specify a custom authentication context name

`--http-retry-max` Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error , Default: `5`

`--http-retry-wait-max` Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request , Default: `30`

`--http-retry-wait-min` Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request , Default: `1`

`--interactive` Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false) , Default: `false`

`--output`, `-o` Desired output format \[text|json], Default: `text`

`--trace` Show a log of network activity while performing a command, Default: `false`

`--verbose`, `-v` Enable verbose output, Default: `false`