> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://planetscale.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PlanetScale CLI commands: ping export const PlatformAvailability = ({current, vitess, postgres}) => { const docsHref = path => { if (!path) return path; const normalized = path.startsWith('/') ? path : `/${path}`; return normalized; }; const labels = { vitess: 'Vitess', postgres: 'Postgres' }; if (current === 'both') { return

Vitess and Postgres

; } const hasVitess = current === 'vitess' || Boolean(vitess); const hasPostgres = current === 'postgres' || Boolean(postgres); const only = !(hasVitess && hasPostgres); const engines = []; if (current === 'vitess' || current === 'postgres') engines.push(current); if (hasVitess && current !== 'vitess') engines.push('vitess'); if (hasPostgres && current !== 'postgres') engines.push('postgres'); return

{engines.map(engine => { const isCurrent = current === engine; const href = docsHref(engine === 'vitess' ? vitess : postgres); const label = only ? `${labels[engine]} only` : labels[engine]; const state = isCurrent || !href ? 'current' : 'link'; if (isCurrent || !href) { return {label} ; } return {label} ; })}

; }; ## Getting Started Make sure to first [set up your PlanetScale developer environment](/docs/cli/planetscale-environment-setup). Once you've installed the `pscale` CLI, you can interact with PlanetScale and manage your databases straight from the command line. ## The `ping` command This command allows you to see the [latency](/docs/vitess/connecting/network-latency) between your machine and PlanetScale's public regions. **Usage:** ```bash theme={null} pscale ping ``` ### Available flags | **Flag** | **Description** | | :----------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `-h`, `--help` | View help for `ping` command | | `-n`, `--count` | Number of total pings. (default 10) | | `-p`, `--provider` | Only ping endpoints for the specified infrastructure provider. Possible values: `aws`, `gcp`. | | `--concurrency` | Number of concurrent pings. (default 8) | | `--timeout` | Timeout for a ping to succeed. (default 5s) | ### Global flags | **Command** | **Description** | | :------------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `--api-token ` | The API token to use for authenticating against the PlanetScale API. | | `--api-url ` | The base URL for the PlanetScale API. Default is `https://api.planetscale.com/`. | | `--config ` | Config file. Default is `$HOME/.config/planetscale/pscale.yml`. | | `--debug` | Enable debug mode. | | `-f`, `--format ` | Show output in a specific format. Possible values: `human` (default), `json`, `csv`. | | `--no-color` | Disable color output. | | `--service-token ` | The service token for authenticating. | | `--service-token-id ` | The service token ID for authenticating. | ## Examples **Command:** ```bash theme={null} pscale ping ``` **Output:** ```shell theme={null} NAME (17) LATENCY ENDPOINT TYPE ----------------------------- --------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------- AWS us-west-2 34.6ms aws.connect.psdb.cloud optimized AWS us-west-2 34.8ms us-west.connect.psdb.cloud direct GCP us-central1 57.5ms gcp.connect.psdb.cloud optimized GCP us-central1 57.9ms gcp-us-central1.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS us-east-2 60.5ms aws-us-east-2.connect.psdb.cloud direct GCP us-east4 69.2ms gcp-us-east4.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS us-east-1 70.2ms us-east.connect.psdb.cloud direct GCP northamerica-northeast1 80.9ms gcp-northamerica-northeast1.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS ap-northeast-1 116.6ms ap-northeast.connect.psdb.cloud direct GCP asia-northeast3 149.5ms gcp-asia-northeast3.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS ap-southeast-2 150.9ms aws-ap-southeast-2.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS eu-central-1 154.4ms eu-central.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS eu-west-1 157.2ms eu-west.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS sa-east-1 179.5ms aws-sa-east-1.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS ap-southeast-1 189.4ms ap-southeast.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS ap-south-1 243.1ms ap-south.connect.psdb.cloud direct AWS eu-west-2 670.5ms aws-eu-west-2.connect.psdb.cloud direct ``` ## Need help? Get help from [the PlanetScale Support team](https://planetscale.com/contact?initial=support), or join our [Discord community](https://pscale.link/community) to see how others are using PlanetScale.