PlanetScale CLI commands: data-imports
Use the PlanetScale CLI “data-imports” command to create, and manage database imports.
Getting Started
Make sure to first set up your PlanetScale developer environment. Once you've installed the pscale CLI, you can interact with PlanetScale and manage your databases straight from the command line.
The service-token command
This command allows you to manage your database import from the PlanetScale CLI.
Usage:
Terminal
pscale data-imports <SUB-COMMAND> <FLAG>
Available sub-commands
| Sub-command | Sub-command flags | Description |
|---|---|---|
cancel <DATABASE_NAME> | --name*, --force | Cancel data import request |
detach-external-database | --name*, --force | Detach external database that is used as a source for PlanetScale database |
get <DATABASE_NAME> | --name* | Get the current state of a data import request into a PlanetScale database |
lint | --database <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_NAME>*, --host <EXTERNAL_HOST_NAME>*, --password <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_PASS>*, --ssl-mode <SSL_MODE>*, --username <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_USER>*, --port <PORT>, --ssl-certificate-authority <SSL_CA>, --ssl-client-certificate <SSL_CERT>, --ssl-client-key <SSL_CLIENT_KEY>, --ssl-server-name <SSL_SERVER_NAME> | Lint external database for compatibility with PlanetScale |
make-primary | --name*, --force | Mark PlanetScale's database as the Primary, and the external database as Replica |
make-replica | --name*, --force | Mark PlanetScale's database as the Replica, and the external database as Primary |
start | --database <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_NAME>*, --host <EXTERNAL_HOST_NAME_>*, --port <EXTERNAL_PORT_NUMBER>, --name <PLANETSCALE_DATABASE_NAME>*, --username <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_USERNAME>*, --password <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_PASSWORD>*, --region <PLANETSCALE_DATABASE_REGION>, --ssl-certificate-authority <SSL_CA>, --ssl-client-certificate <SSL_CERT>, --ssl-client-key <SSL_CLIENT_KEY>, --ssl-mode <SSL_MODE>*, --ssl-server-name <SSL_SERVER_NAME>, --dry-run | Start importing data from an external database |
* Flag is required
Sub-command flag descriptions
Some of the sub-commands have additional flags unique to the sub-command. This section covers what each of those does. See the above table for which context.
| Sub-command flag | Description | Applicable sub-commands |
|---|---|---|
--database <PLANETSCALE_DATABASE_NAME> | Name of the PlanetScale database for which you wish to cancel the import | cancel, lint |
--name <PLANETSCALE_DATABASE_NAME> | Name of the PlanetScale database you are importing into | cancel, get, detach-external-database, make-primary, make-replica, start |
--force | Make PlanetScale database replica or primary without confirmation | cancel, detach-external-database, make-primary, make-replica |
--database <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_NAME> | Name of the external database | lint, start |
--dry-run | Only run compatibility check; do not start the import (true by default) | start |
--host <EXTERNAL_HOST_NAME_> | Host name of the external database | start, lint |
--port <EXTERNAL_PORT_NUMBER> | Port number to connect to external database (default 3306) | start, lint |
--username <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_USERNAME> | Username of the external database you are importing from | start, lint |
--password <EXTERNAL_DATABASE_PASSWORD> | External database password | start, lint |
--region <PLANETSCALE_DATABASE_REGION> | Region of the PlanetScale database you're importing into | start |
--ssl-certificate-authority <SSL_CA> | The full CA certificate chain | start, lint |
--ssl-client-certificate <SSL_CERT> | Client Certificate to authenticate PlanetScale with your database server | start, lint |
--ssl-client-key <SSL_CLIENT_KEY> | Private key for the client certificate | start, lint |
--ssl-mode <SSL_MODE> | SSL verification mode, allowed values: disabled, preferred, required, verify_ca, verify_identity | start, lint |
--ssl-server-name <SSL_SERVER_NAME> | SSL server name override | start, lint |
Available flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-h, --help | View help for service-token command |
--org <ORGANIZATION_NAME> | The organization for the current user |
Global flags
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
--api-token <TOKEN> | The API token to use for authenticating against the PlanetScale API. |
--api-url <URL> | The base URL for the PlanetScale API. Default is https://api.planetscale.com/. |
--config <CONFIG_FILE> | Config file. Default is $HOME/.config/planetscale/pscale.yml. |
--debug | Enable debug mode. |
-f, --format <FORMAT> | Show output in a specific format. Possible values: human (default), json, csv. |
--no-color | Disable color output. |
--org | The organization for the current user. |
--service-token <TOKEN> | The service token for authenticating. |
--service-token-id <TOKEN_ID> | The service token ID for authenticating. |
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