linode-cli
The official command-line interface for interacting with the Linode API.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Linode infrastructure and want to manage it from the command line. Low install friction, actively maintained, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive BSD-3-Clause licensing. The CLI is the official tool and stays synchronized with the API. Install it if you're automating Linode resources or prefer terminal-based management.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Authentication typically requires a Linode API token set via environment variable or config file.
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in most projects, including commercial ones, with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
last release 2026-05-28 (78 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 81,527 downloads/mo, #14,220 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install linode-cli
linode-cli linodes list- Whether the CLI auto-generates from the OpenAPI spec on each release or uses a fixed snapshot.
- What authentication methods are supported beyond API tokens.
- Whether output formatting options (table, JSON, YAML) are all documented.
- Specific resource types and operations available through the CLI.
What it is and what it does
linode-cli is the official command-line interface for Linode's cloud API. It wraps the Linode API endpoints and presents them as terminal commands, returning results in organized, configurable tables. The CLI is automatically generated from Linode's OpenAPI specification, which means its commands stay in sync with the API as it evolves.
You install it as a Python package and then use it to manage Linode resources without leaving the shell. It's built on standard HTTP libraries (requests, urllib3) and uses rich for terminal formatting. It's aimed at operators, DevOps engineers, and anyone automating Linode infrastructure from scripts or the command line.
Use it for
- Manage Linode resources from shell scripts or CI/CD pipelines without writing direct API calls.
- Query and list Linode resources with formatted terminal output.
- Automate infrastructure tasks via CLI invocation in deployment workflows.
- Quickly inspect account resources and their status from the terminal during troubleshooting.
- Integrate Linode operations into existing command-line toolchains and shell workflows.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you use Linode infrastructure and want to manage it from the command line.
Low install friction, actively maintained, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive BSD-3-Clause licensing. The CLI is the official tool and stays synchronized with the API. Install it if you're automating Linode resources or prefer terminal-based management.
Install
linode-cli on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with latest release on 2026-05-28. Depends on common, well-established packages (requests, PyYAML, rich, urllib3) plus linode-metadata and pytimeparse. Requires Python 3.9 or later.
Requires Python 3.9 or later. Authentication typically requires a Linode API token set via environment variable or config file.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in most projects, including commercial ones, with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
Quickstart
pip install linode-cli
linode-cli linodes listVerify before relying
- Whether the CLI auto-generates from the OpenAPI spec on each release or uses a fixed snapshot.
- What authentication methods are supported beyond API tokens.
- Whether output formatting options (table, JSON, YAML) are all documented.
- Specific resource types and operations available through the CLI.
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 8 packagesopenapi3requestsPyYAMLpackagingrichurllib3linode-metadatapytimeparse |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 78 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 81,527 / month, #14,220 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: linode_cli-5.68.0-py3-none-any.whl
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