Bucket and File Commands

Akave CLI

This page documents the main bucket and file commands in akavecli.

Global flags you will commonly use:

Buckets

Creates a new bucket on the Akave network.

akavecli bucket create <bucket-name> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Soft deletes a bucket.

akavecli bucket delete <bucket-name> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Shows details for a specific bucket.

akavecli bucket view <bucket-name> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Lists all buckets associated with the selected account.

akavecli bucket list \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

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The maximum file size for a single akavecli upload is 5 GB. For larger objects, use Multipart Uploads with the Akave O3 API.

List all the files in specified bucket

akavecli file list <bucket-name> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Fetches metadata about a file.

akavecli file info <bucket-name> <file-name> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Uploads a file from your local filesystem into the bucket.

akavecli file upload <bucket-name> <file-path> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

You may also add:

for encrypted data and metadata.

Downloads a file from a bucket.

akavecli file download <bucket-name> <file-name> <destination-folder> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Removes a file from a bucket.

akavecli file delete <bucket-name> <file-name> \
  --account <wallet-name> \
  --node-address connect.akave.ai:5500

Last updated on November 17, 2025