doctl compute image list-distribution

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Usage

doctl compute image list-distribution [flags]

Description

Lists the distribution images available from DigitalOcean. This command returns the following information about each image:

  • The image’s ID
  • The image’s name
  • The type of image. Possible values: snapshot, backup, custom.
  • The distribution of the image. For custom images, this is user defined.
  • The image’s slug. This is a unique string that identifies each DigitalOcean-provided public image. These can be used to reference a public image as an alternative to the numeric ID.
  • Whether the image is public or not. An public image is available to all accounts. A private image is only accessible from your account. This is boolean value, true or false.
  • The minimum Droplet disk size required for a Droplet to use this image, in GB.

Example

The following example lists all public distribution images available from DigitalOcean and uses the --format flag to return only the ID, distribution, and slug for each image:

doctl compute image list-distribution --format ID,Distribution,Slug

Flags

Option Description
--format Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, Name, Type, Distribution, Slug, Public, MinDisk.
--help , -h Help for this command
--no-header Return raw data with no headers
Default: false
--public Lists public images
Default: true
Command Description
doctl compute image Display commands to manage 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:
  • macOS: ${HOME}/Library/Application Support/doctl/config.yaml
  • Linux: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/doctl/config.yaml
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\doctl\config.yaml
--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