TiDB Cloud CLI Quick Start

TiDB Cloud provides a command-line interface (CLI) ticloud for you to interact with TiDB Cloud from your terminal with a few lines of commands. For example, you can easily perform the following operations using ticloud:

Create, delete, and list your clusters.
Import data to your clusters.
Export data from your clusters.

Note

TiDB Cloud CLI is in beta.

Before you begin

Have a TiDB Cloud account. If you do not have one, sign up for a free trial.

Installation

For macOS or Linux, you can install ticloud using any of the following methods:

Install via script (recommended)

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tidbcloud/tidbcloud-cli/main/install.sh | sh

Install via TiUP
```
tiup install cloud
```
Install manually
Download the pre-compiled binaries from the releases page and copy them to your desired location for installation.
Install in GitHub Actions
To set up ticloud in GitHub Action, use setup-tidbcloud-cli.

Install the MySQL command-line client if you do not have it. You can install it via your package manager:

Debian-based distributions:
```
sudo apt-get install mysql-client
```
RPM-based distributions:
```
sudo yum install mysql
```
macOS:
```
brew install mysql-client
```

For Windows, you can install ticloud using either of the following methods:

Install manually
Download the pre-compiled binaries from the releases page and copy them to the desired location for installation.
Install in GitHub Actions
To set up ticloud in GitHub Actions, use setup-tidbcloud-cli.

Install the MySQL command-line client if you do not have it. You can refer to the instructions in MySQL Installer for Windows for the installation. To launch ticloud connect on Windows, you need to have the directory containing mysql.exe in the PATH environment variable.

Quick start

TiDB Cloud Starter is the best way to get started with TiDB Cloud. In this section, you will learn how to create a TiDB Cloud Starter cluster with TiDB Cloud CLI.

Create a user profile or log into TiDB Cloud

Before creating a cluster with TiDB Cloud CLI, you need to either create a user profile or log into TiDB Cloud.

Create a user profile with your TiDB Cloud API key:
```
ticloud config create
```
Warning
The profile name MUST NOT contain ..
Log into TiDB Cloud with authentication:
```
ticloud auth login
```
After successful login, an OAuth token will be assigned to the current profile. If no profiles exist, the token will be assigned to a profile named default.

Note

In the preceding two methods, the TiDB Cloud API key takes precedence over the OAuth token. If both are available, the API key will be used.

Create a TiDB Cloud Starter cluster

To create a TiDB Cloud Starter cluster, enter the following command, and then follow the CLI prompts to provide the required information:

ticloud serverless create

Use the TiDB Cloud CLI

View all commands available:

ticloud --help

Verify that you are using the latest version:

ticloud version

If not, update to the latest version:

ticloud update

Use the TiDB Cloud CLI through TiUP

The TiDB Cloud CLI is also available through TiUP, with the component name as cloud.

View all commands available:

tiup cloud --help

Run commands with tiup cloud <command>. For example:

tiup cloud serverless create

Update to the latest version by TiUP:

tiup update cloud

What's next

Check out CLI reference to explore more features of TiDB Cloud CLI.

Feedback

If you have any questions or suggestions on the TiDB Cloud CLI, feel free to create an issue. Also, we welcome any contributions.