# doctl compute droplet actions

Generated on 4 Mar 2026 from `doctl` version [`v1.151.0`](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl/releases/tag/v1.151.0)

## Usage

```shell
doctl compute droplet actions <droplet-id> [flags]
```

## Aliases

```shell
a
```

## Description

Retrieves a list of previous actions taken on the Droplet, such as reboots, resizes, and snapshots actions.

## Example

The following example retrieves a list of actions taken on a Droplet with the ID `386734086`. Additionally, the command uses the `--format` flag to return only the ID, status, and type of action:

```shell
doctl compute droplet actions 386734086 --format ID,Status,Type
```

## 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` |

## Related Commands

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| [doctl compute droplet](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet) | Manage virtual machines (Droplets) |

## 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`