doctl compute droplet-action restore
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl compute droplet-action restore <droplet-id> [flags]Description
Restores a Droplet from a backup image. You must pass an image ID that is a backup of the current Droplet instance. The operation leaves any embedded SSH keys intact.
To retrieve a list of backup images, use the `doctl compute image list` command.
Example
The following example restores a Droplet with the ID 386734086 from a backup image with the ID 146288445:
doctl compute droplet-action restore 386734086 --image-id 146288445Flags
| 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 |
--image-id |
The ID of the image to restore the Droplet from (required) Default: 0 |
--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 |