Qdrant Cloud CLI
qcloud is the official command-line interface for managing Qdrant Cloud. It lets you manage clusters, authentication, and anything the Qdrant Cloud API has to offer—all from your terminal.
Installation
From GitHub Releases
Download the latest release from GitHub Releases.
Select the archive that matches your OS and CPU architecture, extract it, and place the qcloud binary somewhere in your PATH (e.g. ~/.local/bin or /usr/local/bin).
macOS: The binary is currently not signed. If macOS blocks it, run
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine qcloudafter extracting.
From Source
With Go installed, you can build and install directly from source:
go install github.com/qdrant/qcloud-cli/cmd/qcloud@latest
Verify the Installation
qcloud version
Quick Start
Before using qcloud, create a management API key and note your account ID from the Qdrant Cloud Console.
# 1. Create a context with your credentials
qcloud context set my-cloud \
--api-key <YOUR_API_KEY> \
--account-id <YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID>
# 2. List available cloud providers and regions
qcloud cloud-provider list
qcloud cloud-region list --cloud-provider aws
# 3. Create a cluster by specifying resources (waits until healthy)
# Use --cpu, --ram, --disk to select a matching package automatically.
qcloud cluster create \
--cloud-provider aws \
--cloud-region us-east-1 \
--cpu 2000m \
--ram 8GiB \
--disk 50GiB \
--name my-cluster \
--wait
# 4. Describe your new cluster
qcloud cluster describe <CLUSTER_ID>
# 5. Create an API key for it
qcloud cluster key create <CLUSTER_ID> --name my-key
Configuration
qcloud can be configured in three ways, listed here from lowest to highest precedence:
Config File
The config file is stored at ~/.config/qcloud/config.yaml by default. You can override the location with the --config flag. It stores named contexts so you can switch between accounts and environments.
Named Contexts
Named contexts allow you to save and switch between sets of credentials:
qcloud context set my-cloud --api-key <KEY> --account-id <ID>
qcloud context use my-cloud
qcloud context show
Environment Variables
Environment variables override the active context and take the highest precedence:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
QDRANT_CLOUD_API_KEY | API key for authentication |
QDRANT_CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID | Account ID to operate against |
QDRANT_CLOUD_ENDPOINT | API endpoint URL (defaults to Qdrant Cloud) |
QDRANT_CLOUD_CONTEXT | Name of the context to use |
Pass --json to any command for machine-readable output.
Getting Help
For a full list of available commands, run:
qcloud --help
