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PlanetScale CLI commands: org

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 org command

This command allows you to list, show, and switch organizations.

Usage:

pscale org <SUB-COMMAND> <FLAG>

Available sub-commands

Sub-commandSub-command flagsDescription
listList all currently active organizations with timestamps
showDisplay the currently active organization
switch <ORGANIZATION_NAME>--save-config <PATH>Switch the currently active organization

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 flagDescriptionApplicable sub-commands
--save-config <PATH>Path to store the organization. By default, the configuration is automatically deduced based on where pscale is executed.switch

Available flags

FlagDescription
-h, --helpView help for org command

Global flags

CommandDescription
--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. Local override inside a Git repository is $CWD/.pscale.yml in the project's root.
--debugEnable debug mode.
-f, --format <FORMAT>Show output in a specific format. Possible values: human (default), json, csv.
--no-colorDisable color output.
--service-token <TOKEN>The service token for authenticating.
--service-token-id <TOKEN_ID>The service token ID for authenticating.

Examples

The org command with switch sub-command

Command:

pscale org switch <ORGANIZATION_NAME>

Output:

Successfully switched to organization <ORGANIZATION_NAME> (using file: /Users/name/.config/planetscale/pscale.yml)

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