doctl projects update
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl projects update <project-id> [flags]Aliases
uDescription
Updates information about an existing project. Use default as the
Example
The following example updates the project with the ID f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6 to have the name API Project and the purpose “Backend development”:
doctl projects update f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6 --name "API Project" --purpose "Backend development"Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--description |
A description of the project |
--environment |
The environment in which your project resides. Possible enum values: Development, Staging, or Production |
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: ID, OwnerUUID, OwnerID, Name, Description, Purpose, Environment, IsDefault, CreatedAt, UpdatedAt. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--is_default |
Sets the specified project as your default project Default: false |
--name |
The project’s name |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--purpose |
The project’s purpose |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl projects | Manage projects and assign resources to them |
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 |