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Manage service accounts For a detailed overview, please visit the service account’s reference page. 
cpln serviceaccount [SUBCOMMAND]

Commands:
  cpln serviceaccount access-report <ref>  Show the access report for the referenced service account
  cpln serviceaccount add-key <ref>        Add a key to the reference service account
  cpln serviceaccount clone <ref>          Create a clone of the referenced service account; this will only duplicate its spec.  [aliases: copy]
  cpln serviceaccount create               Create a new service account
  cpln serviceaccount delete <ref...>      Delete one or more referenced service accounts
  cpln serviceaccount edit <ref>           Edit the referenced service account, as YAML, within an editor
  cpln serviceaccount eventlog <ref>       Show the event log of the referenced service account  [aliases: log]
  cpln serviceaccount get [ref...]         Retrieve one or more referenced service accounts
  cpln serviceaccount patch <ref>          Update the referenced service account's metadata using an input file
  cpln serviceaccount permissions          Show the grantable permissions for a service account object type
  cpln serviceaccount query                Find all the service accounts based on the given query
  cpln serviceaccount remove-key <ref>     Remove a key from the reference service account
  cpln serviceaccount tag <ref...>         Manage the tags belonging to one or more referenced service accounts

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

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serviceaccount access-report

Show the access report for the referenced service account Usage 
cpln serviceaccount access-report <ref> [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount access-report demo-service-account --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount add-key

Add a key to the reference service account Usage 
cpln serviceaccount add-key <ref> --description KEY_DESCRIPTION [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --description, --desc  Short description for the new key  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
The ‘key’ property returned from the add-key command will only be displayed once. There is no way to retrieve the key in the future.
cpln serviceaccount add-key demo-service-account --desc demo-key --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount clone

Create a clone of the referenced service account; this will only duplicate its spec. Usage 
cpln serviceaccount clone <ref> --name CLONE_NAME [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --name         Set the name for the clone  [required]
  --description  Optional description, defaults to the name if not set
  --tag          Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount clone demo-service-account --name demo-service-account-clone --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount create

Create a new service account Usage 
cpln serviceaccount create --name SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NAME [OPTIONS]

Command options:
  --name                 Name of the new secret  [required]
  --description, --desc  Optional description, defaults to the name if not set
  --tag                  Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount create --name demo-service-account --desc demo-service-account --tag drink=water --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount delete

Delete one or more referenced service accounts Usage 
cpln serviceaccount delete <ref...> [OPTIONS]
Deleting a service account will remove all associated keys
Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [required] [default: []]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount delete demo-service-account --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount edit

Edit the referenced service account, as YAML, within an editor Usage 
cpln serviceaccount edit <ref> [OPTIONS]
The default editor can be set by using the EDITOR environment variable.
Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --replace, -r  Replace instead of patch/merge  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount edit demo-service-account --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount eventlog

Show the event log of the referenced service account Usage 
cpln serviceaccount eventlog <ref> [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount eventlog demo-service-account --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount get

Retrieve one or more referenced service accounts Usage 
cpln serviceaccount get [ref...] [OPTIONS]
An empty reference will return all references
Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [default: []]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • Get all service accounts
cpln serviceaccount get --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Get one service account
cpln serviceaccount get demo-service-account-get-1 --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Get multiple service accounts
cpln serviceaccount get demo-service-account-get-1 demo-service-account-get-2 --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount patch

Update the referenced service account’s metadata using an input file Usage 
cpln serviceaccount patch <ref> --file FILE_NAME [OPTIONS]
Running this command with the option --file - sets the input to stdin. The input is required to be a valid JSON or YAML string (e.g., {"description": "My new description"} or description: My new description). To complete the update, press Control-D (or Control-Z if you are using Windows).
Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --file, -f  File to load the patch from. Use `--file -` to enable input from stdin.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount patch demo-service-account --file update.json --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount permissions

Show the grantable permissions for a service account object type Usage 
cpln serviceaccount permissions [OPTIONS]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln serviceaccount permissions --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount query

Find all the service accounts based on the given query Usage 
cpln serviceaccount query QUERY_OPTIONS [OPTIONS]

Query options:
  --match             Query filter type  [choices: "all", "none", "any"] [default: "all"]
  --property, --prop  Property to query
  --tag               Tag to query
  --rel               Tag to query

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
Use the --match option to display all, none, or any of the results based on a given property or tag
  • Search for a service account based on the name property
cpln serviceaccount query --match any --prop name=demo-service-account --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Search for a service account based on the description property
cpln serviceaccount query --match any --prop description="demo-service-account" --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Search for a service account based on a tag
cpln serviceaccount query --match any --tag drink=water --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Search for a service account based on a property and tag
cpln serviceaccount query --match any --prop description="demo-service-account" --tag drink=water --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount remove-key

Remove a key from the reference service account Usage 
cpln serviceaccount remove-key <ref> --key KEY_TO_REMOVE [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --key  Name of the key to remove. Can be repeated.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • For the example below, the created service account key is:
+---------------------+---------------------+--------------+--------+-----+--------------+
|NAME                 |DESCRIPTION          |CREATED       |ORIGIN  |KEYS |TAGS          |
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|--------|-----|--------------|
|demo-service-account |demo-service-account |0 minutes ago |default |     |drink="water" |
+---------------------+---------------------+--------------+--------+-----+--------------+
  • Remove key
cpln serviceaccount remove-key demo-service-account --key s6bf5xU3lxKVsmzU --org demo-cpln-organization

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serviceaccount tag

Manage the tags belonging to one or more referenced service accounts Usage 
cpln serviceaccount tag <ref...> --tag KEY=VALUE [OPTIONS]
Built-in tags, which begin with cpln/*, can’t be modified.
Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [required] [default: []]

Command options:
  --tag     Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)
  --remove  Remove tags (e.g., --remove tagname)

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • Add a tag to a service account
cpln serviceaccount tag demo-service-account-tag-1 --tag drink=water --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Update same tag (after running the example above)
cpln serviceaccount tag demo-service-account-tag-1 --tag drink=coffee --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Remove tag (after running the example above)
cpln serviceaccount tag demo-service-account-tag-1 --remove drink --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Add same tag to multiple service accounts
cpln serviceaccount tag demo-service-account-tag-1 demo-service-account-tag-2 --tag multiple-serviceaccounts=true --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Update same tag on multiple service accounts (after running the example above)
cpln serviceaccount tag demo-service-account-tag-1 demo-service-account-tag-2 --tag multiple-serviceaccounts=demo-serviceaccount --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Remove same tag from multiple service accounts (after running the example above)
cpln serviceaccount tag demo-service-account-tag-1 demo-service-account-tag-2 --remove multiple-serviceaccounts --org demo-cpln-organization