doctl compute droplet-action disable-backups
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
    from doctl version
        
            v1.146.0
        
    
Usage
doctl compute droplet-action disable-backups <droplet-id> [flags]Description
Disables backups on a Droplet. This does not delete existing backups.
Example
The following example disables backups on a Droplet with the ID 386734086:
doctl compute droplet-action disable-backups 386734086Flags
| 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 | 
        
                --wait | 
            Instruct the terminal to wait for the action to complete before returning access to the user Default: false | 
        
Related Commands
| Command | Description | 
|---|---|
| doctl compute droplet-action | Display Droplet action commands | 
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 |