Runpodctl

Runpodctl

Manage GPU pods, serverless endpoints, templates, volumes, and models.

Spelling: "Runpod" (capital R). Command is runpodctl (lowercase).

Install

# Any platform (official installer)
curl -sSL https://cli.runpod.net | bash

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install runpod/runpodctl/runpodctl

# macOS (manual — universal binary)
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && curl -sL https://github.com/runpod/runpodctl/releases/latest/download/runpodctl-darwin-all.tar.gz | tar xz -C ~/.local/bin

# Linux
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && curl -sL https://github.com/runpod/runpodctl/releases/latest/download/runpodctl-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C ~/.local/bin

# Windows (PowerShell)
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/runpod/runpodctl/releases/latest/download/runpodctl-windows-amd64.zip -OutFile runpodctl.zip; Expand-Archive runpodctl.zip -DestinationPath $env:LOCALAPPDATA\runpodctl; [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $env:Path + ";$env:LOCALAPPDATA\runpodctl", 'User')

Ensure ~/.local/bin is on your PATH (add export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc).

Quick start

runpodctl doctor                    # First time setup (API key + SSH)
runpodctl gpu list                  # See available GPUs
runpodctl hub search vllm           # Find a hub repo
runpodctl serverless create --hub-id <id> --name "my-vllm"  # Deploy from hub
runpodctl template search pytorch   # Find a template
runpodctl pod create --template-id runpod-torch-v21 --gpu-id "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090"  # Create from template
runpodctl pod list                  # List your pods

API key: https://runpod.io/console/user/settings

Commands

Pods

runpodctl pod list                                    # List running pods (default, like docker ps)
runpodctl pod list --all                              # List all pods including exited
runpodctl pod list --status exited                    # Filter by status (RUNNING, EXITED, etc.)
runpodctl pod list --since 24h                        # Pods created within last 24 hours
runpodctl pod list --created-after 2025-01-15         # Pods created after date
runpodctl pod get <pod-id>                            # Get pod details (includes SSH info)
runpodctl pod create --template-id runpod-torch-v21 --gpu-id "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090"  # Create from template
runpodctl pod create --image "runpod/pytorch:1.0.3-cu1281-torch291-ubuntu2404" --gpu-id "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090"  # Create with image
runpodctl pod create --compute-type cpu --image ubuntu:22.04  # Create CPU pod
runpodctl pod start <pod-id>                          # Start stopped pod
runpodctl pod stop <pod-id>                           # Stop running pod
runpodctl pod restart <pod-id>                        # Restart pod
runpodctl pod reset <pod-id>                          # Reset pod
runpodctl pod update <pod-id> --name "new"            # Update pod
runpodctl pod delete <pod-id>                         # Delete pod (aliases: rm, remove)

List flags: --all / -a, --status, --since, --created-after, --name, --compute-type Get flags: --include-machine, --include-network-volume

Create flags: --template-id (required if no --image), --image (required if no --template-id), --name, --gpu-id, --gpu-count, --compute-type, --ssh (default true), --container-disk-in-gb, --volume-in-gb, --volume-mount-path, --network-volume-id, --ports, --env, --cloud-type, --data-center-ids, --global-networking, --public-ip

Hub

Browse and search the Runpod Hub — a curated marketplace of deployable repos.

runpodctl hub list                                    # Top 10 by stars
runpodctl hub list --type SERVERLESS                  # Only serverless repos
runpodctl hub list --type POD                         # Only pod repos
runpodctl hub list --category ai --limit 20           # Filter by category
runpodctl hub list --order-by deploys                 # Order by deploys
runpodctl hub list --owner runpod-workers             # Filter by repo owner
runpodctl hub search vllm                             # Search for "vllm"
runpodctl hub search whisper --type SERVERLESS        # Search serverless repos
runpodctl hub get <listing-id>                        # Get by listing id
runpodctl hub get runpod-workers/worker-vllm          # Get by owner/name

List/search flags: --type (POD, SERVERLESS), --category, --order-by (stars, deploys, createdAt, updatedAt, releasedAt, views), --order-dir (asc, desc), --limit, --offset, --owner

Serverless (alias: sls)

runpodctl serverless list                             # List all endpoints
runpodctl serverless get <endpoint-id>                # Get endpoint details
runpodctl serverless create --name "x" --template-id "tpl_abc"  # Create from template
runpodctl serverless create --name "x" --hub-id <listing-id>    # Create from hub repo
runpodctl serverless create --hub-id <id> --env MODEL_NAME=my-model  # Override hub env defaults
runpodctl serverless update <endpoint-id> --workers-max 5       # Update endpoint
runpodctl serverless delete <endpoint-id>             # Delete endpoint

Create from hub: --hub-id resolves the hub listing, extracts the build image and config (GPU IDs, container disk, env vars), creates an inline template, and deploys. Accepts both SERVERLESS and POD listing types. GPU IDs and env var defaults from the hub config are included automatically; override with --gpu-id and --env.

List flags: --include-template, --include-workers Update flags: --name, --workers-min, --workers-max, --idle-timeout, --scaler-type (QUEUE_DELAY or REQUEST_COUNT), --scaler-value Create flags: --name, --template-id or --hub-id (one required), --gpu-id, --gpu-count, --compute-type, --workers-min, --workers-max, --network-volume-id, --data-center-ids, --env

Templates (alias: tpl)

runpodctl template list                               # Official + community (first 10)
runpodctl template list --type official               # All official templates
runpodctl template list --type community              # Community templates (first 10)
runpodctl template list --type user                   # Your own templates
runpodctl template list --all                         # Everything including user
runpodctl template list --limit 50                    # Show 50 templates
runpodctl template search pytorch                     # Search for "pytorch" templates
runpodctl template search comfyui --limit 5           # Search, limit to 5 results
runpodctl template search vllm --type official        # Search only official
runpodctl template get <template-id>                  # Get template details (includes README, env, ports)
runpodctl template create --name "x" --image "img"    # Create template
runpodctl template create --name "x" --image "img" --serverless  # Create serverless template
runpodctl template update <template-id> --name "new"  # Update template
runpodctl template delete <template-id>               # Delete template

List flags: --type (official, community, user), --limit, --offset, --all Create flags: --name, --image, --container-disk-in-gb, --volume-in-gb, --volume-mount-path, --ports, --env, --docker-start-cmd, --docker-entrypoint, --serverless, --readme

Network Volumes (alias: nv)

runpodctl network-volume list                         # List all volumes
runpodctl network-volume get <volume-id>              # Get volume details
runpodctl network-volume create --name "x" --size 100 --data-center-id "US-GA-1"  # Create volume
runpodctl network-volume update <volume-id> --name "new"  # Update volume
runpodctl network-volume delete <volume-id>           # Delete volume

Create flags: --name, --size, --data-center-id

Models

runpodctl model list                                  # List your models
runpodctl model list --all                            # List all models
runpodctl model list --name "llama"                   # Filter by name
runpodctl model list --provider "meta"                # Filter by provider
runpodctl model add --name "my-model" --model-path ./model  # Add model
runpodctl model remove --name "my-model"              # Remove model

Registry (alias: reg)

runpodctl registry list                               # List registry auths
runpodctl registry get <registry-id>                  # Get registry auth
runpodctl registry create --name "x" --username "u" --password "p"  # Create registry auth
runpodctl registry delete <registry-id>               # Delete registry auth

Info

runpodctl user                                        # Account info and balance (alias: me)
runpodctl gpu list                                    # List available GPUs
runpodctl gpu list --include-unavailable              # Include unavailable GPUs
runpodctl datacenter list                             # List datacenters (alias: dc)
runpodctl billing pods                                # Pod billing history
runpodctl billing serverless                          # Serverless billing history
runpodctl billing network-volume                      # Volume billing history

SSH

runpodctl ssh info <pod-id>                           # Get SSH info (command + key, does not connect)
runpodctl ssh list-keys                               # List SSH keys
runpodctl ssh add-key                                 # Add SSH key

Agent note: ssh info returns connection details, not an interactive session. If interactive SSH is not available, execute commands remotely via ssh user@host "command".

File Transfer

runpodctl send <path>                                 # Send files (outputs code)
runpodctl receive <code>                              # Receive files using code

Utilities

runpodctl doctor                                      # Diagnose and fix CLI issues
runpodctl update                                      # Update CLI
runpodctl version                                     # Show version
runpodctl completion                                  # Auto-detect shell and install completion

URLs

Pod URLs

Access exposed ports on your pod:

https://<pod-id>-<port>.proxy.runpod.net

Example: https://abc123xyz-8888.proxy.runpod.net

Serverless URLs

https://api.runpod.ai/v2/<endpoint-id>/run        # Async request
https://api.runpod.ai/v2/<endpoint-id>/runsync    # Sync request
https://api.runpod.ai/v2/<endpoint-id>/health     # Health check
https://api.runpod.ai/v2/<endpoint-id>/status/<job-id>  # Job status