doctl databases storage-autoscale update
Generated on 3 Jun 2026
from doctl version
v1.160.1
Usage
doctl databases storage-autoscale update <database-cluster-id> [flags]Aliases
uDescription
Updates the storage autoscaling configuration for the specified database cluster.
The --enabled is a required flag and must be true or false.
When --enabled is false, storage autoscaling is disabled and threshold/increment flags are ignored.
When --enabled is true, you may optionally set --threshold-percent and --increment-gib. When omitted, defaults of 80 (percent) and 10 (GiB) are used.
To see a list of your databases and their IDs, run doctl databases list.
Example
The following example enables storage autoscaling for a database cluster with the ID ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35 with an 80% threshold and 10 GiB increment:
doctl databases storage-autoscale update ca9f591d-f38h-5555-a0ef-1c02d1d1e35 --enabled true --threshold-percent 80 --increment-gib 10
The following example enables storage autoscaling with platform defaults:Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--enabled |
Whether storage autoscaling is enabled for the database cluster; must be true or false (required) |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--increment-gib |
The amount of storage, in GiB, to add when autoscaling triggers (only used when –enabled is true) Default: 0 |
--threshold-percent |
The storage usage percentage that triggers autoscaling (only used when –enabled is true) Default: 0 |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl databases storage-autoscale | Display commands for managing database cluster storage autoscaling |
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 |