doctl serverless init
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl serverless init <path> [flags]Description
The doctl serverless init command specifies a directory in your file system which will hold functions and
supporting artifacts while you’re developing them. This ‘functions project’ can be uploaded to your functions namespace for testing.
Later, after the functions project is committed to a git repository, you can create an app, or an app component, from it.
Type doctl serverless status --languages for a list of supported languages. Use one of the displayed keywords
to choose your sample language for doctl serverless init.
Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--language, -l |
Language for the initial sample code Default: javascript |
--overwrite |
Clears and reuses an existing directory Default: false |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl serverless | Develop, test, and deploy serverless functions |
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 |