doctl compute droplet
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
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dDescription
A Droplet is a DigitalOcean virtual machine. Use the subcommands of doctl compute droplet to create, manage, and retrieve information about Droplets.
Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute | Display commands that manage infrastructure |
| doctl compute droplet 1-click | Display commands that pertain to Droplet 1-click applications |
| doctl compute droplet actions | List Droplet actions |
| doctl compute droplet backup-policies | Display commands for Droplet's backup policies. |
| doctl compute droplet backups | List Droplet backups |
| doctl compute droplet create | Create a new Droplet |
| doctl compute droplet delete | Permanently delete a Droplet |
| doctl compute droplet get | Retrieve information about a Droplet |
| doctl compute droplet kernels | List available Droplet kernels |
| doctl compute droplet list | List Droplets on your account |
| doctl compute droplet neighbors | List a Droplet's neighbors on your account |
| doctl compute droplet snapshots | List all snapshots for a Droplet |
| doctl compute droplet tag | Add a tag to a Droplet |
| doctl compute droplet untag | Remove a tag from a Droplet |
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 |