---
name: messages-for-rabbitmq-icd-cli
title: Cloud Databases through the CLI
description: The Cloud Databases Command Line Interface (CLI) plug-in offers extra methods of accessing the capabilities of the Cloud Databases services.
last-updated: 2025-12-04
---

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# Cloud Databases through the CLI
{: #icd-cli}

The Cloud Databases Command Line Interface (CLI) plug-in offers extra methods of accessing the capabilities of the Cloud Databases services.
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## The IBM Cloud CLI
{: #icd-cli-ibm-cloud-cli}

The IBM Cloud® CLI provides commands for managing resources in IBM Cloud. When you install the standalone IBM Cloud CLI, you get only the CLI itself without any recommended plug-ins or tools. For more information, see [Installing the stand-alone IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-install-ibmcloud-cli&format=markdown){: external}.

## Installing the Cloud Databases CLI plug-in
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After you install the IBM Cloud CLI, [log in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_cli&format=markdown#ibmcloud_login) and install the [Cloud Databases CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-cdb-reference&format=markdown), using a command like:

```sh
ibmcloud plugin install cloud-databases
```
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For a list of commands and usage information, use a command like:
```sh
ibmcloud cdb help
```
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On its own, the `ibmcloud cdb help` command displays the available top-level commands. When followed by another command, it displays specific help for that command.

```sh
ibmcloud cdb help [<command>]
```
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## Cloud Databases service-specific CLIs
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| Service | CLI client |
|---------------------------------------------------| :----------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| [Databases for MongoDB](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-mongodb?format=markdown){: external}       | [The mongo Shell](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/v4.4/mongo/){: external}    |
| [Databases for Elasticsearch](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-elasticsearch?format=markdown){: external} |                                                                            |
| [Databases for Redis](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-redis?format=markdown){: external}         | [The Redis CLI](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/write-behind/reference/cli/){: external}      |
| [Databases for PostgreSQL](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql?format=markdown){: external}    | [psql](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/app-psql.html){: external}        |
| [Databases for MySQL](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-mysql?format=markdown){: external}         | [mysql](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql.html){: external}    |
| [Messages for RabbitMQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/messages-for-rabbitmq?format=markdown){: external}       |                                                                            |
{: caption="Cloud Databases service-specific CLI clients" caption-side="bottom"}