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doctl databases connection

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Usage 

doctl databases connection <database-cluster-id> [flags]

Aliases 

conn

Description

Retrieves the following connection details for a database cluster:

While you can use these connection details, you can manually update the connection string’s parameters to change how you connect to the database, such using a private hostname, custom username, or a different database.

Example

The following example retrieves the connection details for a database cluster with the ID f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6:

doctl databases connection f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6

Flags

Option Description
--format Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: URI, Database, Host, Port, User, Password, SSL.
--help, -h Help for this command
--no-header Return raw data with no headers
Default: false
--private Returns connection details that use the database’s VPC network connection.
Default: false
Command Description
doctl databases Display commands that manage databases

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

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