astra db data-api repl

astra db data-api repl [-qV] [--no-input] [--[no-]spinner] [--color[=WHEN]]
                       [--dump-logs[=FILE]] [-c[=COLLECTION[,
                       COLLECTION...]]]... [-t[=TABLE[,TABLE...]]]... [-e=CODE]
                       [-k=KEYSPACE] [-o=FORMAT] [-r=REGION] [-a=PACKAGES[,
                       PACKAGES...]]... [[[-cf=PATH] [-p=NAME]] |
                       [--token=TOKEN [--env=ENV]]] [--node | --python |
                       --ipython] [DB] [ARGS...]

Start an interactive Data API REPL session against a database

Options

DB

The name or ID of the Astra database to operate on

ARGS

Verbatim arguments to pass to the underlying node/python directly (anything after '--' is passed through)

-k, --keyspace

The keyspace to use

-a, --artifacts

Additional packages to include (e.g., pandas, lodash)

-r, --region

The region to use

-c, --collection

The collections to use

-t, --table

The tables to use

-e, --extra

Code to execute after starting the REPL (e.g., to import modules or set up the environment)

--node

Use astra-db-ts with Node.js (default)

--python

Use astrapy with Python

--ipython

Use astrapy with IPython

Common Options
-o, --output

One of: human, json, csv

-V, --verbose

Enable verbose logging output

-q, --quiet

Only output essential information

--spinner

Enable/disable loading spinners

--no-input

Don’t ask for user input (e.g. confirmation prompts)

--color

One of: auto, never, always

--dump-logs

Write all logs to an optionally specified file

Connection Options
-cf, --config-file

The .astrarc file to use for this command

-p, --profile

The .astrarc profile to use for this command. Can be set via ASTRA_PROFILE.

--token

The astra token to use for this command. Use the --token @file syntax to read the token from a file, to avoid potential leaks.

--env

Astra environment the token belongs to: prod (default), dev, or test. Leave unset unless you were issued a non-prod token.

Examples

# Start a REPL session using astra-db-ts
$ astra db data-api repl my_db

# Start a REPL session using astrapy
$ astra db data-api repl my_db -l python

# Start a REPL session with multiple collections available
$ astra db data-api repl my_db -c coll1 -c coll2

# Start a REPL session, prompting for the collections/tables to include
$ astra db data-api repl my_db -c -t

# Start a Data API REPL for a database and execute some initialization code
$ astra db data-api repl my_db -e "console.log('hello');"

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