# doctl compute droplet – DigitalOcean Documentation

> A Droplet is a DigitalOcean virtual machine. Use the subcommands of `doctl compute droplet` to create, manage, and retrieve information about Droplets.

- [doctl compute droplet actions](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/actions/index.html.md): Retrieves a list of previous actions taken on the Droplet, such as reboots, resizes, and snapshots actions.
- [doctl compute droplet backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/backups/index.html.md): Lists backup images for a Droplet, including each image's slug and ID.
- [doctl compute droplet create](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/create/index.html.md): Creates a new Droplet on your account. The command requires values for the `--size`, and `--image` flags. To retrieve a list of size slugs, use the `doctl compute size list` command. To retrieve a list of image slugs, use the `doctl compute image list` …
- [doctl compute droplet delete](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/delete/index.html.md): Permanently deletes a Droplet. This is irreversible.
- [doctl compute droplet get](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/get/index.html.md): Retrieves information about a Droplet, including: - The Droplet's ID - The Droplet's name - The Droplet's public IPv4 address - The Droplet's private IPv4 address - The Droplet's IPv6 address - The memory size of the Droplet in MB - The number of vCPUs on …
- [doctl compute droplet kernels](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/kernels/index.html.md): Retrieves a list of all kernels available to a Droplet. This command is only available for Droplets with externally managed kernels. All Droplets created after March 2017 have internally managed kernels by default.
- [doctl compute droplet list](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/list/index.html.md): Retrieves a list of Droplets on your account, including the following information about each: - The Droplet's ID - The Droplet's name - The Droplet's public IPv4 address - The Droplet's private IPv4 address - The Droplet's IPv6 address - The memory size of …
- [doctl compute droplet neighbors](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/neighbors/index.html.md): Lists your Droplets that are on the same physical hardware, including the following details: - The Droplet's ID - The Droplet's name - The Droplet's public IPv4 address - The Droplet's private IPv4 address - The Droplet's IPv6 address - The memory size of …
- [doctl compute droplet snapshots](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/snapshots/index.html.md): Retrieves a list of snapshots created from this Droplet.
- [doctl compute droplet tag](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/tag/index.html.md): Applies a tag to a Droplet. Specify the tag with the `--tag-name` flag.
- [doctl compute droplet untag](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/untag/index.html.md): Removes a tag from a Droplet. Specify the tag with the `--tag-name` flag.



## doctl compute droplet 1-click

The commands under `doctl compute droplet 1-click` are for interacting with DigitalOcean Droplet 1-Click applications.


- [doctl compute droplet 1-click list](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/1-click/list/index.html.md): Retrieves a list of Droplet 1-Click application slugs. You can use 1-click slugs to create Droplets by using them as the argument for the `--image` flag in the `doctl compute droplet create` command. For example, the following command creates a Droplet …

## doctl compute droplet backup-policies

The commands under `doctl compute droplet backup-policies` are for displaying the commands for Droplet's backup policies.


- [doctl compute droplet backup-policies get](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/backup-policies/get/index.html.md): Retrieves a backup policy of a Droplet.
- [doctl compute droplet backup-policies list](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/backup-policies/list/index.html.md): List droplet backup policies for all existing Droplets.
- [doctl compute droplet backup-policies list-supported](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/droplet/backup-policies/list-supported/index.html.md): List of all supported droplet backup policies.