# doctl compute load-balancer – DigitalOcean Documentation

> The sub-commands of `doctl compute load-balancer` manage your load balancers.

With the load-balancer command, you can list, create, or delete load balancers, and manage their configuration details.
- [doctl compute load-balancer add-droplets](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/add-droplets/index.html.md): Use this command to add Droplets to a load balancer.
- [doctl compute load-balancer add-forwarding-rules](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/add-forwarding-rules/index.html.md): Use this command to add forwarding rules to a load balancer, specified with the `--forwarding-rules` flag. Valid rules include: - `entry_protocol`: The entry protocol used for traffic to the load balancer. Possible values are: `http`, `https`, `http2`, …
- [doctl compute load-balancer create](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/create/index.html.md): Use this command to create a new load balancer on your account. Valid forwarding rules are: - `entry_protocol`: The entry protocol used for traffic to the load balancer. Possible values are: `http`, `https`, `http2`, `http3`, `tcp`, or `udp`. - …
- [doctl compute load-balancer delete](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/delete/index.html.md): Use this command to permanently delete the specified load balancer. This is irreversible.
- [doctl compute load-balancer get](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/get/index.html.md): Use this command to retrieve information about a load balancer instance, including: - The load balancer's ID - The load balancer's name - The load balancer's IP address - The current state of the load balancer. This can be `new`, `active`, or `errored`. - …
- [doctl compute load-balancer list](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/list/index.html.md): Use this command to get a list of the load balancers on your account, including the following information for each: - The load balancer's ID - The load balancer's name - The load balancer's IP address - The current state of the load balancer. This can be …
- [doctl compute load-balancer purge-cache](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/purge-cache/index.html.md): Use this command to purge the CDN cache for specified global load balancer.
- [doctl compute load-balancer remove-droplets](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/remove-droplets/index.html.md): Use this command to remove Droplets from a load balancer. This command does not destroy any Droplets.
- [doctl compute load-balancer remove-forwarding-rules](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/remove-forwarding-rules/index.html.md): Use this command to remove forwarding rules from a load balancer, specified with the `--forwarding-rules` flag. Valid rules include: - `entry_protocol`: The entry protocol used for traffic to the load balancer. Possible values are: `http`, `https`, …
- [doctl compute load-balancer update](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/load-balancer/update/index.html.md): Use this command to update the configuration of a specified load balancer. Using all applicable flags, the command should contain a full representation of the load balancer including existing attributes, such as the load balancer's name, region, forwarding …