doctl compute image-action transfer
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl compute image-action transfer <image-id> [flags]Description
Transfers an image to a different datacenter region. Also outputs the following details:
- The unique ID used to identify and reference an image action
- The status of the image action. Possible values:
in-progress,completed,errored. - When the action was initiated, in ISO8601 combined date and time format
- When the action was completed, in ISO8601 combined date and time format
- The ID of the resource that the action was taken on
- The type of resource that the action was taken on
- The region where the action occurred
- The region’s slug
Example
The following example transfers an image with the ID 386734086 to the region with the slug nyc3:
doctl compute image-action transfer 386734086 --region nyc3Flags
| 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 |
--region |
The target region to transfer the image to (required) |
--wait |
Instructs the terminal to wait for the action to complete before returning access to the user Default: false |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute image-action | Display commands to perform actions on images |
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 |