doctl compute droplet backup-policies get
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl compute droplet backup-policies get <droplet-id> [flags]Description
Retrieves a backup policy of a Droplet.
Example
The following example retrieves a backup policy for a Droplet with the ID 386734086. The command also uses the --format flag to only return the Droplet’s id and backup policy plan:
doctl compute droplet backup-policies get 386734086 --format DropletID,BackupPolicyPlanFlags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: DropletID, BackupEnabled, BackupPolicyPlan, BackupPolicyWeekday, BackupPolicyHour, BackupPolicyWindowLengthHours, BackupPolicyRetentionPeriodDays, NextBackupWindowStart, NextBackupWindowEnd. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--template |
Go template format. Sample values: ```{{.DropletID}}, {{.BackupEnabled}}, {{.BackupPolicy.Plan}}, {{.BackupPolicy.Weekday}}, {{.BackupPolicy.Hour}}, {{.BackupPolicy.Plan}}, {{.BackupPolicy.WindowLengthHours}}, {{.BackupPolicy.RetentionPeriodDays}}, {{.NextBackupWindow.Start}}, {{.NextBackupWindow.End}}` |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute droplet backup-policies | Display commands for Droplet's backup policies. |
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 |