istioctl

Istio configuration command line utility for service operators to debug and diagnose their Istio mesh.

istioctl admin

A group of commands used to manage istiod configuration

istioctl admin [flags]

istioctl istiod [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve information about istiod configuration.
  istioctl admin log

istioctl admin log

Retrieve or update logging levels of istiod components.

istioctl admin log [<pod-name>]|[-r|--revision] [--level <scope>:<level>][--stack-trace-level <scope>:<level>]|[--reset]|[--output|-o short|json|yaml] [flags]

istioctl admin l [<pod-name>]|[-r|--revision] [--level <scope>:<level>][--stack-trace-level <scope>:<level>]|[--reset]|[--output|-o short|json|yaml] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve information about istiod logging levels.
  istioctl admin log

  # Retrieve information about istiod logging levels on a specific control plane pod.
  istioctl admin l istiod-5c868d8bdd-pmvgg

  # Update levels of the specified loggers.
  istioctl admin log --level ads:debug,authorization:debug

  # Retrieve information about istiod logging levels for a specified revision.
  istioctl admin log --revision v1

  # Reset levels of all the loggers to default value (info).
  istioctl admin log --reset

istioctl analyze

Analyze Istio configuration and print validation messages

istioctl analyze <file>... [flags]

Examples

  # Analyze the current live cluster
  istioctl analyze

  # Analyze the current live cluster for a specific revision
  istioctl analyze --revision 1-16

  # Analyze the current live cluster, simulating the effect of applying additional yaml files
  istioctl analyze a.yaml b.yaml my-app-config/

  # Analyze the current live cluster, simulating the effect of applying a directory of config recursively
  istioctl analyze --recursive my-istio-config/

  # Analyze yaml files without connecting to a live cluster
  istioctl analyze --use-kube=false a.yaml b.yaml my-app-config/

  # Analyze the current live cluster and suppress PodMissingProxy for pod mypod in namespace 'testing'.
  istioctl analyze -S "IST0103=Pod mypod.testing"

  # Analyze the current live cluster and suppress PodMissingProxy for all pods in namespace 'testing',
  # and suppress MisplacedAnnotation on deployment foobar in namespace default.
  istioctl analyze -S "IST0103=Pod *.testing" -S "IST0107=Deployment foobar.default"

  # List available analyzers
  istioctl analyze -L

istioctl authz

(authz is experimental. Use `istioctl experimental authz`)

istioctl authz [flags]

istioctl bug-report

bug-report selectively captures cluster information and logs into an archive to help diagnose problems. Proxy logs can be filtered using: --include|--exclude ns1,ns2.../dep1,dep2.../pod1,pod2.../lbl1=val1,lbl2=val2.../ann1=val1,ann2=val2.../cntr1,cntr... where ns=namespace, dep=deployment, lbl=label, ann=annotation, cntr=container

The filter spec is interpreted as 'must be in (ns1 OR ns2) AND (dep1 OR dep2) AND (cntr1 OR cntr2)...' The log will be included only if the container matches at least one include filter and does not match any exclude filters. All parts of the filter are optional and can be omitted e.g. ns1//pod1 filters only for namespace ns1 and pod1. All names except label and annotation keys support '*' glob matching pattern.

e.g. --include ns1,ns2 (only namespaces ns1 and ns2) --include n*//p*/l=v* (pods with name beginning with 'p' in namespaces beginning with 'n' and having label 'l' with value beginning with 'v'.)

istioctl bug-report [flags]

istioctl bug-report version

Prints out build version information

istioctl bug-report version [flags]

istioctl completion

Generate the autocompletion script for istioctl for the specified shell. See each sub-command's help for details on how to use the generated script.

istioctl completion bash

Generate the autocompletion script for the bash shell.

This script depends on the 'bash-completion' package. If it is not installed already, you can install it via your OS's package manager.

To load completions in your current shell session:

source <(istioctl completion bash)

To load completions for every new session, execute once:

#### Linux:

istioctl completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/istioctl

#### macOS:

istioctl completion bash > $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/istioctl

You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.

istioctl completion bash

istioctl completion fish

Generate the autocompletion script for the fish shell.

To load completions in your current shell session:

istioctl completion fish | source

To load completions for every new session, execute once:

istioctl completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/istioctl.fish

You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.

istioctl completion fish [flags]

istioctl completion powershell

Generate the autocompletion script for powershell.

To load completions in your current shell session:

istioctl completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression

To load completions for every new session, add the output of the above command to your powershell profile.

istioctl completion powershell [flags]

istioctl completion zsh

Generate the autocompletion script for the zsh shell.

If shell completion is not already enabled in your environment you will need to enable it. You can execute the following once:

echo "autoload -U compinit; compinit" >> ~/.zshrc

To load completions in your current shell session:

source <(istioctl completion zsh)

To load completions for every new session, execute once:

#### Linux:

istioctl completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_istioctl"

#### macOS:

istioctl completion zsh > $(brew --prefix)/share/zsh/site-functions/_istioctl

You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.

istioctl completion zsh [flags]

istioctl create-remote-secret

Create a secret with credentials to allow Istio to access remote Kubernetes apiservers

istioctl create-remote-secret [flags]

Examples

  # Create a secret to access cluster c0's apiserver and install it in cluster c1.
  istioctl --kubeconfig=c0.yaml create-remote-secret --name c0 \
    | kubectl --kubeconfig=c1.yaml apply -f -

  # Delete a secret that was previously installed in c1
  istioctl --kubeconfig=c0.yaml create-remote-secret --name c0 \
    | kubectl --kubeconfig=c1.yaml delete -f -

  # Create a secret access a remote cluster with an auth plugin
  istioctl --kubeconfig=c0.yaml create-remote-secret --name c0 --auth-type=plugin --auth-plugin-name=gcp \
    | kubectl --kubeconfig=c1.yaml apply -f -

istioctl dashboard

Access to Istio web UIs

istioctl dashboard [flags]

istioctl dash [flags]
istioctl d [flags]

istioctl dashboard controlz

Open the ControlZ web UI for a pod in the Istio control plane

istioctl dashboard controlz [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Open ControlZ web UI for the istiod-123-456.istio-system pod
  istioctl dashboard controlz istiod-123-456.istio-system

  # Open ControlZ web UI for the istiod-56dd66799-jfdvs pod in a custom namespace
  istioctl dashboard controlz istiod-123-456 -n custom-ns

  # Open ControlZ web UI for any Istiod pod
  istioctl dashboard controlz deployment/istiod.istio-system

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash controlz pilot-123-456.istio-system
  istioctl d controlz pilot-123-456.istio-system

istioctl dashboard envoy

Open the Envoy admin dashboard for a sidecar

Note: envoy command is deprecated and can be replaced with proxy command, e.g. `istioctl dashboard proxy --help`

istioctl dashboard envoy [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Open Envoy dashboard for the productpage-123-456.default pod
  istioctl dashboard envoy productpage-123-456.default

  # Open Envoy dashboard for one pod under a deployment
  istioctl dashboard envoy deployment/productpage-v1

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash envoy productpage-123-456.default
  istioctl d envoy productpage-123-456.default

istioctl dashboard grafana

Open Istio's Grafana dashboard

istioctl dashboard grafana [flags]

Examples

  istioctl dashboard grafana

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash grafana
  istioctl d grafana

istioctl dashboard istiod-debug

Open the debug web UI for a Istio control plane pod

istioctl dashboard istiod-debug [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Open Istio debug web UI for the istiod-123-456.istio-system pod
  istioctl dashboard istiod-debug istiod-123-456.istio-system

  # Open Istio debug web UI for the istiod-56dd66799-jfdvs pod in a custom namespace
  istioctl dashboard istiod-debug istiod-123-456 -n custom-ns

  # Open Istio debug web UI for any Istiod pod
  istioctl dashboard istiod-debug deployment/istiod.istio-system

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash istiod-debug pilot-123-456.istio-system
  istioctl d istiod-debug pilot-123-456.istio-system

istioctl dashboard jaeger

Open Istio's Jaeger dashboard

istioctl dashboard jaeger [flags]

Examples

  istioctl dashboard jaeger

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash jaeger
  istioctl d jaeger

istioctl dashboard kiali

Open Istio's Kiali dashboard

istioctl dashboard kiali [flags]

Examples

  istioctl dashboard kiali

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash kiali
  istioctl d kiali

istioctl dashboard prometheus

Open Istio's Prometheus dashboard

istioctl dashboard prometheus [flags]

Examples

  istioctl dashboard prometheus

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash prometheus
  istioctl d prometheus

istioctl dashboard proxy

Open the admin dashboard for a proxy, like envoy and ztunnel pods

istioctl dashboard proxy [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Open envoy admin dashboard for the productpage-123-456.default pod
  istioctl dashboard proxy productpage-123-456.default

  # Open envoy admin dashboard for one pod under a deployment
  istioctl dashboard proxy deployment/productpage-v1

  # Open dashboard for the ztunnel-bwh89.istio-system pod
  istioctl dashboard proxy ztunnel-bwh89.istio-system

  # Open dashboard for a waypoint pod
  istioctl dashboard proxy namespace-istio-waypoint-869b56b69c-7khz4

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash proxy ztunnel-bwh89.istio-system
  istioctl d proxy ztunnel-bwh89.istio-system

istioctl dashboard skywalking

Open the Istio dashboard in the SkyWalking UI

istioctl dashboard skywalking [flags]

Examples

  istioctl dashboard skywalking

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash skywalking
  istioctl d skywalking

istioctl dashboard zipkin

Open Istio's Zipkin dashboard

istioctl dashboard zipkin [flags]

Examples

  istioctl dashboard zipkin

  # with short syntax
  istioctl dash zipkin
  istioctl d zipkin

istioctl experimental

Experimental commands that may be modified or deprecated

istioctl experimental authz

THIS COMMAND IS UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USE.

istioctl experimental authz check

Check prints the AuthorizationPolicy applied to a pod by directly checking the Envoy configuration of the pod. The command is especially useful for inspecting the policy propagation from Istiod to Envoy and the final AuthorizationPolicy list merged from multiple sources (mesh-level, namespace-level and workload-level).

The command also supports reading from a standalone config dump file with flag -f.

istioctl experimental authz check [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Check AuthorizationPolicy applied to pod httpbin-88ddbcfdd-nt5jb:
  istioctl x authz check httpbin-88ddbcfdd-nt5jb

  # Check AuthorizationPolicy applied to one pod under a deployment
  istioctl x authz check deployment/productpage-v1

  # Check AuthorizationPolicy from Envoy config dump file:
  istioctl x authz check -f httpbin_config_dump.json

istioctl experimental check-inject

Checks associated resources of the given resource, and running webhooks to examine whether the pod can be or will be injected or not.

istioctl experimental check-inject [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Check the injection status of a pod
  istioctl experimental check-inject details-v1-fcff6c49c-kqnfk.test
	
  # Check the injection status of a pod under a deployment
  istioctl x check-inject deployment/details-v1

  # Check the injection status of a pod under a deployment in namespace test
  istioctl x check-inject deployment/details-v1 -n test

  # Check the injection status of label pairs in a specific namespace before actual injection 
  istioctl x check-inject -n test -l app=helloworld,version=v1

istioctl experimental config

Configure istioctl defaults

Examples

  # list configuration parameters
  istioctl experimental config list

istioctl experimental config list

List istio configurable defaults

istioctl experimental config list [flags]

istioctl experimental describe

Describe resource and related Istio configuration

istioctl experimental describe [flags]

istioctl experimental des [flags]

istioctl experimental describe pod

Analyzes pod, its Services, DestinationRules, and VirtualServices and reports the configuration objects that affect that pod.

THIS COMMAND IS UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USE.

istioctl experimental describe pod <pod> [flags]

istioctl experimental describe po <pod> [flags]

Examples

  istioctl experimental describe pod productpage-v1-c7765c886-7zzd4

istioctl experimental describe service

Analyzes service, pods, DestinationRules, and VirtualServices and reports the configuration objects that affect that service.

THIS COMMAND IS UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USE.

istioctl experimental describe service <svc> [flags]

istioctl experimental describe svc <svc> [flags]

Examples

  istioctl experimental describe service productpage

istioctl experimental envoy-stats

Retrieve Envoy emitted metrics for the specified pod.

istioctl experimental envoy-stats [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl experimental es [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve Envoy emitted metrics for the specified pod.
  istioctl experimental envoy-stats <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve Envoy server metrics in prometheus format
  istioctl experimental envoy-stats <pod-name[.namespace]> --output prom

  # Retrieve Envoy server metrics in prometheus format with custom proxy admin port
  istioctl experimental envoy-stats <pod-name[.namespace]> --output prom --proxy-admin-port 15000

  # Retrieve Envoy server metrics in prometheus format with merged application metrics
  istioctl experimental envoy-stats <pod-name[.namespace]> --output prom-merged

  # Retrieve Envoy cluster metrics
  istioctl experimental envoy-stats <pod-name[.namespace]> --type clusters

istioctl experimental injector

List sidecar injector and sidecar versions

istioctl experimental injector [flags]

Examples

  istioctl experimental injector list

istioctl experimental injector list

List sidecar injector and sidecar versions

istioctl experimental injector list [flags]

Examples

  istioctl experimental injector list

istioctl experimental internal-debug

Retrieves the debug information from Istiod or Pods in the mesh using the service account from the pod if --cert-dir is empty. By default it will use the default serviceAccount from (istio-system) namespace if the pod is not specified.

THIS COMMAND IS UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USE.

istioctl experimental internal-debug [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve sync status for all Envoys in a mesh
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz

  # Retrieve sync diff for a single Envoy and Istiod
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz istio-egressgateway-59585c5b9c-ndc59.istio-system

  # SECURITY OPTIONS

  # Retrieve syncz debug information directly from the control plane, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the debug information with an out-of-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz --xds-address istio.cloudprovider.example.com:15012

  # Retrieve syncz debug information via Kubernetes config, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the debug information with an in-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz

  # Retrieve syncz debug information directly from the control plane, using RSA certificate security
  # (Certificates must be obtained before this step.  The --cert-dir flag lets istioctl bypass the Kubernetes API server.)
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz --xds-address istio.example.com:15012 --cert-dir ~/.istio-certs

  # Retrieve syncz information via XDS from specific control plane in multi-control plane in-cluster configuration
  # (Select a specific control plane in an in-cluster canary Istio configuration.)
  istioctl x internal-debug syncz --xds-label istio.io/rev=default

istioctl experimental metrics

Prints the metrics for the specified service(s) when running in Kubernetes.

This command finds a Prometheus pod running in the specified istio system namespace. It then executes a series of queries per requested workload to find the following top-level workload metrics: total requests per second, error rate, and request latency at p50, p90, and p99 percentiles. The query results are printed to the console, organized by workload name.

All metrics returned are from server-side reports. This means that latencies and error rates are from the perspective of the service itself and not of an individual client (or aggregate set of clients). Rates and latencies are calculated over a time interval of 1 minute.

istioctl experimental metrics <workload name>...

istioctl experimental m <workload name>...

Examples

  # Retrieve workload metrics for productpage-v1 workload
  istioctl experimental metrics productpage-v1

  # Retrieve workload metrics for various services with custom duration
  istioctl experimental metrics productpage-v1 -d 2m

  # Retrieve workload metrics for various services in the different namespaces
  istioctl experimental metrics productpage-v1.foo reviews-v1.bar ratings-v1.baz

istioctl experimental precheck

precheck inspects a Kubernetes cluster for Istio install and upgrade requirements.

istioctl experimental precheck [flags]

Examples

  # Verify that Istio can be installed or upgraded
  istioctl x precheck

  # Check only a single namespace
  istioctl x precheck --namespace default

  # Check for behavioral changes since a specific version
  istioctl x precheck --from-version 1.10

istioctl experimental proxy-status

Retrieves last sent and last acknowledged xDS sync from Istiod to each Envoy in the mesh

istioctl experimental proxy-status [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl experimental ps [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve sync status for all Envoys in a mesh
  istioctl proxy-status

  # Retrieve sync status for Envoys in a specific namespace
  istioctl proxy-status --namespace foo

  # Retrieve sync diff for a single Envoy and Istiod
  istioctl proxy-status istio-egressgateway-59585c5b9c-ndc59.istio-system

  # SECURITY OPTIONS

  # Retrieve proxy status information directly from the control plane, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the proxy-status with an out-of-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl ps --xds-address istio.cloudprovider.example.com:15012

  # Retrieve proxy status information via Kubernetes config, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the proxy-status with an in-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl proxy-status

  # Retrieve proxy status information directly from the control plane, using RSA certificate security
  # (Certificates must be obtained before this step.  The --cert-dir flag lets istioctl bypass the Kubernetes API server.)
  istioctl ps --xds-address istio.example.com:15012 --cert-dir ~/.istio-certs

  # Retrieve proxy status information via XDS from specific control plane in multi-control plane in-cluster configuration
  # (Select a specific control plane in an in-cluster canary Istio configuration.)
  istioctl ps --xds-label istio.io/rev=default

istioctl experimental version

Prints out build version information

istioctl experimental version [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve version information directly from the control plane, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the control plane version with an out-of-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl x version --xds-address istio.cloudprovider.example.com:15012

  # Retrieve version information via Kubernetes config, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the control plane version with an in-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl x version

  # Retrieve version information directly from the control plane, using RSA certificate security
  # (Certificates must be obtained before this step.  The --cert-dir flag lets istioctl bypass the Kubernetes API server.)
  istioctl x version --xds-address istio.example.com:15012 --cert-dir ~/.istio-certs

  # Retrieve version information via XDS from specific control plane in multi-control plane in-cluster configuration
  # (Select a specific control plane in an in-cluster canary Istio configuration.)
  istioctl x version --xds-label istio.io/rev=default

istioctl experimental workload

Commands to assist in configuring and deploying workloads running on VMs and other non-Kubernetes environments

Examples

  # workload group yaml generation
  istioctl x workload group create

  # workload entry configuration generation
  istioctl x workload entry configure

istioctl experimental workload entry

Commands dealing with WorkloadEntry resources

Examples

  istioctl x workload entry configure -f workloadgroup.yaml -o outputDir

istioctl experimental workload entry configure

Generates all the required configuration files for workload instance on a VM or non-Kubernetes environment from a WorkloadGroup artifact. This includes a MeshConfig resource, the cluster.env file, and necessary certificates and security tokens. Configure requires either the WorkloadGroup artifact path or its location on the API server.

istioctl experimental workload entry configure [flags]

Examples

  # configure example using a local WorkloadGroup artifact
  istioctl x workload entry configure -f workloadgroup.yaml -o config

  # configure example using the API server
  istioctl x workload entry configure --name foo --namespace bar -o config

istioctl experimental workload group

Commands dealing with WorkloadGroup resources

Examples

  istioctl x workload group create --name foo --namespace bar --labels app=foobar

istioctl experimental workload group create

Creates a WorkloadGroup resource that provides a template for associated WorkloadEntries. The default output is serialized YAML, which can be piped into 'kubectl apply -f -' to send the artifact to the API Server.

istioctl experimental workload group create [flags]

Examples

  istioctl x workload group create --name foo --namespace bar --labels app=foo,bar=baz --ports grpc=3550,http=8080 --annotations annotation=foobar --serviceAccount sa

istioctl install

The install command generates an Istio install manifest and applies it to a cluster.

istioctl install [flags]

istioctl apply [flags]

Examples

  # Apply a default Istio installation
  istioctl install

  # Enable Tracing
  istioctl install --set meshConfig.enableTracing=true

  # Generate the demo profile and don't wait for confirmation
  istioctl install --set profile=demo --skip-confirmation

  # To override a setting that includes dots, escape them with a backslash (\).  Your shell may require enclosing quotes.
  istioctl install --set "values.sidecarInjectorWebhook.injectedAnnotations.container\.apparmor\.security\.beta\.kubernetes\.io/istio-proxy=runtime/default"

istioctl kube-inject

kube-inject manually injects the Istio sidecar into Kubernetes workloads. Unsupported resources are left unmodified so it is safe to run kube-inject over a single file that contains multiple Service, ConfigMap, Deployment, etc. definitions for a complex application. When in doubt re-run istioctl kube-inject on deployments to get the most up-to-date changes.

It's best to do kube-inject when the resource is initially created.

istioctl kube-inject [flags]

Examples

  # Update resources on the fly before applying.
  kubectl apply -f <(istioctl kube-inject -f <resource.yaml>)

  # Create a persistent version of the deployment with Istio sidecar injected.
  istioctl kube-inject -f deployment.yaml -o deployment-injected.yaml

  # Update an existing deployment.
  kubectl get deployment -o yaml | istioctl kube-inject -f - | kubectl apply -f -

  # Capture cluster configuration for later use with kube-inject
  kubectl -n istio-system get cm istio-sidecar-injector  -o jsonpath="{.data.config}" > /tmp/inj-template.tmpl
  kubectl -n istio-system get cm istio -o jsonpath="{.data.mesh}" > /tmp/mesh.yaml
  kubectl -n istio-system get cm istio-sidecar-injector -o jsonpath="{.data.values}" > /tmp/values.json

  # Use kube-inject based on captured configuration
  istioctl kube-inject -f samples/bookinfo/platform/kube/bookinfo.yaml \
    --injectConfigFile /tmp/inj-template.tmpl \
    --meshConfigFile /tmp/mesh.yaml \
    --valuesFile /tmp/values.json

istioctl manifest

The manifest command generates and diffs Istio manifests.

istioctl manifest diff

The diff subcommand compares manifests from two files or directories. The output is a list of changed paths with the value changes shown as OLD-VALUE -> NEW-VALUE. List order changes are shown as [OLD-INDEX->NEW-INDEX], with ? used where a list item is added or removed.

istioctl manifest diff <file|dir> <file|dir> [flags]

istioctl manifest generate

The generate subcommand generates an Istio install manifest and outputs to the console by default.

istioctl manifest generate [flags]

Examples

  # Generate a default Istio installation
  istioctl manifest generate

  # Enable Tracing
  istioctl manifest generate --set meshConfig.enableTracing=true

  # Generate the demo profile
  istioctl manifest generate --set profile=demo

  # To override a setting that includes dots, escape them with a backslash (\).  Your shell may require enclosing quotes.
  istioctl manifest generate --set "values.sidecarInjectorWebhook.injectedAnnotations.container\.apparmor\.security\.beta\.kubernetes\.io/istio-proxy=runtime/default"

istioctl manifest install

The install command generates an Istio install manifest and applies it to a cluster.

istioctl manifest install [flags]

istioctl manifest apply [flags]

Examples

  # Apply a default Istio installation
  istioctl install

  # Enable Tracing
  istioctl install --set meshConfig.enableTracing=true

  # Generate the demo profile and don't wait for confirmation
  istioctl install --set profile=demo --skip-confirmation

  # To override a setting that includes dots, escape them with a backslash (\).  Your shell may require enclosing quotes.
  istioctl install --set "values.sidecarInjectorWebhook.injectedAnnotations.container\.apparmor\.security\.beta\.kubernetes\.io/istio-proxy=runtime/default"

istioctl operator

The operator command installs, dumps, removes and shows the status of the operator controller.

istioctl operator dump

The dump subcommand dumps the Istio operator controller manifest.

istioctl operator dump [flags]

istioctl operator init

The init subcommand installs the Istio operator controller in the cluster.

istioctl operator init [flags]

istioctl operator remove

The remove subcommand removes the Istio operator controller from the cluster.

istioctl operator remove [flags]

istioctl options

Displays istioctl global options

istioctl profile

The profile command lists, dumps or diffs Istio configuration profiles.

Examples

istioctl profile list
istioctl install --set profile=demo  # Use a profile from the list

istioctl profile diff

The diff subcommand displays the differences between two Istio configuration profiles.

istioctl profile diff <profile|file1.yaml> <profile|file2.yaml> [flags]

Examples

  # Profile diff by providing yaml files
  istioctl profile diff manifests/profiles/default.yaml manifests/profiles/demo.yaml

  # Profile diff by providing a profile name
  istioctl profile diff default demo

istioctl profile dump

The dump subcommand dumps the values in an Istio configuration profile.

istioctl profile dump [<profile>] [flags]

istioctl profile list

The list subcommand lists the available Istio configuration profiles.

istioctl profile list [flags]

istioctl proxy-config

A group of commands used to retrieve information about proxy configuration from the Envoy config dump

Examples

  # Retrieve information about proxy configuration from an Envoy instance.
  istioctl proxy-config <clusters|listeners|routes|endpoints|bootstrap|log|secret> <pod-name[.namespace]>

istioctl proxy-config all

Retrieve information about all configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config all [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config a [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about all configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config all <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve full cluster dump as JSON
  istioctl proxy-config all <pod-name[.namespace]> -o json

  # Retrieve full cluster dump with short syntax
  istioctl pc a <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve cluster summary without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config all --file envoy-config.json

istioctl proxy-config bootstrap

Retrieve information about bootstrap configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config bootstrap [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config b [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve full bootstrap configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config bootstrap <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve full bootstrap without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config bootstrap --file envoy-config.json

  # Show a human-readable Istio and Envoy version summary
  istioctl proxy-config bootstrap <pod-name[.namespace]> -o short

istioctl proxy-config cluster

Retrieve information about cluster configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config cluster [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config clusters [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]
istioctl proxy-config c [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about cluster configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config clusters <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve cluster summary for clusters with port 9080.
  istioctl proxy-config clusters <pod-name[.namespace]> --port 9080

  # Retrieve full cluster dump for clusters that are inbound with a FQDN of details.default.svc.cluster.local.
  istioctl proxy-config clusters <pod-name[.namespace]> --fqdn details.default.svc.cluster.local --direction inbound -o json

  # Retrieve cluster summary without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config clusters --file envoy-config.json

istioctl proxy-config ecds

Retrieve information about typed extension configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config ecds [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config ec [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve full typed extension configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config ecds <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve endpoint summary without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config ecds --file envoy-config.json

istioctl proxy-config endpoint

Retrieve information about endpoint configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config endpoint [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config endpoints [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]
istioctl proxy-config ep [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve full endpoint configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config endpoint <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve endpoint summary for endpoint with port 9080.
  istioctl proxy-config endpoint <pod-name[.namespace]> --port 9080

  # Retrieve full endpoint with a address (172.17.0.2).
  istioctl proxy-config endpoint <pod-name[.namespace]> --address 172.17.0.2 -o json

  # Retrieve full endpoint with a cluster name (outbound|9411||zipkin.istio-system.svc.cluster.local).
  istioctl proxy-config endpoint <pod-name[.namespace]> --cluster "outbound|9411||zipkin.istio-system.svc.cluster.local" -o json
  # Retrieve full endpoint with the status (healthy).
  istioctl proxy-config endpoint <pod-name[.namespace]> --status healthy -ojson

  # Retrieve endpoint summary without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/clusters?format=json' > envoy-clusters.json
  istioctl proxy-config endpoints --file envoy-clusters.json

istioctl proxy-config listener

Retrieve information about listener configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config listener [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config listeners [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]
istioctl proxy-config l [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about listener configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config listeners <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve listener summary for listeners with port 9080.
  istioctl proxy-config listeners <pod-name[.namespace]> --port 9080

  # Retrieve full listener dump for HTTP listeners with a wildcard address (0.0.0.0).
  istioctl proxy-config listeners <pod-name[.namespace]> --type HTTP --address 0.0.0.0 -o json

  # Retrieve listener summary without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config listeners --file envoy-config.json

istioctl proxy-config log

Retrieve information about logging levels of the Envoy instance in the specified pod, and update optionally

istioctl proxy-config log [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config o [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve information about logging levels for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config log <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Update levels of the all loggers
  istioctl proxy-config log <pod-name[.namespace]> --level none

  # Update levels of the specified loggers.
  istioctl proxy-config log <pod-name[.namespace]> --level http:debug,redis:debug

  # Reset levels of all the loggers to default value (warning).
  istioctl proxy-config log <pod-name[.namespace]> -r

istioctl proxy-config rootca-compare

Compare ROOTCA values for given 2 pods to check the connectivity between them.

THIS COMMAND IS UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USE.

istioctl proxy-config rootca-compare [pod/]<name-1>[.<namespace-1>] [pod/]<name-2>[.<namespace-2>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config rc [pod/]<name-1>[.<namespace-1>] [pod/]<name-2>[.<namespace-2>] [flags]

Examples

  # Compare ROOTCA values for given 2 pods to check the connectivity between them.
  istioctl proxy-config rootca-compare <pod-name-1[.namespace]> <pod-name-2[.namespace]>

istioctl proxy-config route

Retrieve information about route configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config route [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config routes [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]
istioctl proxy-config r [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about route configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config routes <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve route summary for route 9080.
  istioctl proxy-config route <pod-name[.namespace]> --name 9080

  # Retrieve full route dump for route 9080
  istioctl proxy-config route <pod-name[.namespace]> --name 9080 -o json

  # Retrieve route summary without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config routes --file envoy-config.json

istioctl proxy-config secret

Retrieve information about secret configuration for the Envoy instance in the specified pod.

istioctl proxy-config secret [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl proxy-config secrets [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]
istioctl proxy-config s [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve full secret configuration for a given pod from Envoy.
  istioctl proxy-config secret <pod-name[.namespace]>

  # Retrieve full bootstrap without using Kubernetes API
  ssh <user@hostname> 'curl localhost:15000/config_dump' > envoy-config.json
  istioctl proxy-config secret --file envoy-config.json

istioctl proxy-status

Retrieves last sent and last acknowledged xDS sync from Istiod to each Envoy in the mesh

istioctl proxy-status [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl ps [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve sync status for all Envoys in a mesh
  istioctl proxy-status

  # Retrieve sync status for Envoys in a specific namespace
  istioctl proxy-status --namespace foo

  # Retrieve sync diff for a single Envoy and Istiod
  istioctl proxy-status istio-egressgateway-59585c5b9c-ndc59.istio-system

  # SECURITY OPTIONS

  # Retrieve proxy status information directly from the control plane, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the proxy-status with an out-of-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl ps --xds-address istio.cloudprovider.example.com:15012

  # Retrieve proxy status information via Kubernetes config, using token security
  # (This is the usual way to get the proxy-status with an in-cluster control plane.)
  istioctl proxy-status

  # Retrieve proxy status information directly from the control plane, using RSA certificate security
  # (Certificates must be obtained before this step.  The --cert-dir flag lets istioctl bypass the Kubernetes API server.)
  istioctl ps --xds-address istio.example.com:15012 --cert-dir ~/.istio-certs

  # Retrieve proxy status information via XDS from specific control plane in multi-control plane in-cluster configuration
  # (Select a specific control plane in an in-cluster canary Istio configuration.)
  istioctl ps --xds-label istio.io/rev=default

istioctl remote-clusters

Lists the remote clusters each istiod instance is connected to.

istioctl remote-clusters [flags]

istioctl tag

Command group used to interact with revision tags. Revision tags allow for the creation of mutable aliases referring to control plane revisions for sidecar injection.

With revision tags, rather than relabeling a namespace from "istio.io/rev=revision-a" to "istio.io/rev=revision-b" to change which control plane revision handles injection, it's possible to create a revision tag "prod" and label our namespace "istio.io/rev=prod". The "prod" revision tag could point to "1-7-6" initially and then be changed to point to "1-8-1" at some later point.

This allows operators to change which Istio control plane revision should handle injection for a namespace or set of namespaces without manual relabeling of the "istio.io/rev" tag.

istioctl tag [flags]

istioctl tag generate

Create a revision tag and output to the command's stdout. Tag an Istio control plane revision for use with namespace istio.io/rev injection labels.

istioctl tag generate <revision-tag> [flags]

Examples

  # Create a revision tag from the "1-8-0" revision
  istioctl tag generate prod --revision 1-8-0 > tag.yaml

  # Apply the tag to cluster
  kubectl apply -f tag.yaml

  # Point namespace "test-ns" at the revision pointed to by the "prod" revision tag
  kubectl label ns test-ns istio.io/rev=prod

  # Rollout namespace "test-ns" to update workloads to the "1-8-0" revision
  kubectl rollout restart deployments -n test-ns

istioctl tag list

List existing revision tags

istioctl tag list [flags]

istioctl tag show [flags]

Examples

istioctl tag list

istioctl tag remove

Remove Istio control plane revision tag.

Removing a revision tag should be done with care. Removing a revision tag will disrupt sidecar injection in namespaces that reference the tag in an "istio.io/rev" label. Verify that there are no remaining namespaces referencing a revision tag before removing using the "istioctl tag list" command.

istioctl tag remove <revision-tag> [flags]

istioctl tag delete <revision-tag> [flags]

Examples

  # Remove the revision tag "prod"
  istioctl tag remove prod

istioctl tag set

Create or modify revision tags. Tag an Istio control plane revision for use with namespace istio.io/rev injection labels.

istioctl tag set <revision-tag> [flags]

Examples

  # Create a revision tag from the "1-8-0" revision
  istioctl tag set prod --revision 1-8-0

  # Point namespace "test-ns" at the revision pointed to by the "prod" revision tag
  kubectl label ns test-ns istio.io/rev=prod

  # Change the revision tag to reference the "1-8-1" revision
  istioctl tag set prod --revision 1-8-1 --overwrite

  # Make revision "1-8-1" the default revision, both resulting in that revision handling injection for "istio-injection=enabled"
  # and validating resources cluster-wide
  istioctl tag set default --revision 1-8-1

  # Rollout namespace "test-ns" to update workloads to the "1-8-1" revision
  kubectl rollout restart deployments -n test-ns

istioctl uninstall

The uninstall command uninstalls Istio from a cluster

istioctl uninstall [flags]

Examples

  # Uninstall a single control plane by revision
  istioctl uninstall --revision foo

  # Uninstall a single control plane by iop file
  istioctl uninstall -f iop.yaml
  
  # Uninstall all control planes and shared resources
  istioctl uninstall --purge

istioctl upgrade

The upgrade command is an alias for the install command

istioctl upgrade [flags]

istioctl validate

Validate Istio policy and rules files

istioctl validate -f FILENAME [options] [flags]

istioctl v -f FILENAME [options] [flags]

Examples

  # Validate bookinfo-gateway.yaml
  istioctl validate -f samples/bookinfo/networking/bookinfo-gateway.yaml

  # Validate bookinfo-gateway.yaml with shorthand syntax
  istioctl v -f samples/bookinfo/networking/bookinfo-gateway.yaml

  # Validate all yaml files under samples/bookinfo/networking directory
  istioctl validate -f samples/bookinfo/networking

  # Validate current deployments under 'default' namespace within the cluster
  kubectl get deployments -o yaml | istioctl validate -f -

  # Validate current services under 'default' namespace within the cluster
  kubectl get services -o yaml | istioctl validate -f -

  # Also see the related command 'istioctl analyze'
  istioctl analyze samples/bookinfo/networking/bookinfo-gateway.yaml

istioctl verify-install

verify-install verifies Istio installation status against the installation file you specified when you installed Istio. It loops through all the installation resources defined in your installation file and reports whether all of them are in ready status. It will report failure when any of them are not ready.

If you do not specify an installation it will check for an IstioOperator resource and will verify if pods and services defined in it are present.

Note: For verifying whether your cluster is ready for Istio installation, see istioctl experimental precheck.

istioctl verify-install [-f <deployment or istio operator file>] [--revision <revision>] [flags]

Examples

  # Verify that Istio is installed correctly via Istio Operator
  istioctl verify-install

  # Verify the deployment matches a custom Istio deployment configuration
  istioctl verify-install -f $HOME/istio.yaml

  # Verify the deployment matches the Istio Operator deployment definition
  istioctl verify-install --revision <canary>

  # Verify the installation of specific revision
  istioctl verify-install -r 1-9-0

istioctl version

Prints out build version information

istioctl version [flags]

istioctl waypoint

A group of commands used to manage waypoint configuration

istioctl waypoint [flags]

Examples

  # Apply a waypoint to the current namespace
  istioctl waypoint apply

  # Generate a waypoint as yaml
  istioctl waypoint generate --namespace default

  # List all waypoints in a specific namespace
  istioctl waypoint list --namespace default

istioctl waypoint apply

Apply a waypoint configuration to the cluster

istioctl waypoint apply [flags]

Examples

  # Apply a waypoint to the current namespace
  istioctl waypoint apply

  # Apply a waypoint to a specific namespace and wait for it to be ready
  istioctl waypoint apply --namespace default --wait

istioctl waypoint delete

Delete a waypoint configuration from the cluster

istioctl waypoint delete [flags]

Examples

  # Delete a waypoint from the default namespace
  istioctl waypoint delete

  # Delete a waypoint by name, which can obtain from istioctl waypoint list
  istioctl waypoint delete waypoint-name --namespace default

  # Delete several waypoints by name
  istioctl waypoint delete waypoint-name1 waypoint-name2 --namespace default

  # Delete all waypoints in a specific namespace
  istioctl waypoint delete --all --namespace default

istioctl waypoint generate

Generate a waypoint configuration as YAML

istioctl waypoint generate [flags]

Examples

  # Generate a waypoint as yaml
  istioctl waypoint generate --namespace default

istioctl waypoint list

List managed waypoint configurations in the cluster

istioctl waypoint list [flags]

Examples

  # List all waypoints in a specific namespace
  istioctl waypoint list --namespace default

  # List all waypoints in the cluster
  istioctl waypoint list -A

istioctl waypoint status

Show the status of waypoints for the namespace provided or default namespace if none is provided

istioctl waypoint status [flags]

Examples

  # Show the status of the waypoint in the default namespace
		 istioctl waypoint status
		  
		 # Show the status of the waypoint in a specific namespace
  		 istioctl waypoint status --namespace default

istioctl ztunnel-config

A group of commands used to update or retrieve Ztunnel configuration from a Ztunnel instance.

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about workload configuration
  istioctl ztunnel-config workload

  # Retrieve summary about certificates
  istioctl ztunnel-config certificates

istioctl ztunnel-config all

Retrieve information about all configuration for the Ztunnel instance.

istioctl ztunnel-config all [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about all configuration for a randomly chosen ztunnel.
  istioctl ztunnel-config all

  # Retrieve full configuration dump of workloads for a given Ztunnel instance.
  istioctl ztunnel-config policies <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> -o json

istioctl ztunnel-config certificate

Retrieve information about certificates for the Ztunnel instance.

istioctl ztunnel-config certificate [flags]

istioctl ztunnel-config certificates [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config certs [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config cert [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about workload configuration for a randomly chosen ztunnel.
  istioctl ztunnel-config certificates

  # Retrieve full certificate dump of workloads for a given Ztunnel instance.
  istioctl ztunnel-config certificates <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> -o json

istioctl ztunnel-config log

Retrieve information about logging levels of the Ztunnel instance in the specified pod, and update optionally.

istioctl ztunnel-config log [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl ztunnel-config o [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve information about logging levels from all Ztunnel pods
 istioctl ztunnel-config log

 # Update levels of the all loggers for a specific Ztunnel pod
 istioctl ztunnel-config log <pod-name[.namespace]> --level off

 # Update levels of the specified loggers for all Ztunnl pods
 istioctl ztunnel-config log --level access:debug,info

 # Reset levels of all the loggers to default value (warning)  for a specific Ztunnel pod.
 istioctl ztunnel-config log <pod-name[.namespace]> -r

istioctl ztunnel-config policy

Retrieve information about policies for the Ztunnel instance.

istioctl ztunnel-config policy [flags]

istioctl ztunnel-config policies [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config p [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config pol [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about policy configuration for a randomly chosen ztunnel.
  istioctl ztunnel-config policies

  # Retrieve full policy dump of workloads for a given Ztunnel instance.
  istioctl ztunnel-config policies <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> -o json

istioctl ztunnel-config service

Retrieve information about services for the Ztunnel instance.

istioctl ztunnel-config service [flags]

istioctl ztunnel-config services [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config s [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config svc [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about services configuration for a randomly chosen ztunnel.
  istioctl ztunnel-config services

  # Retrieve full certificate dump of workloads for a given Ztunnel instance.
  istioctl ztunnel-config services <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> -o json

istioctl ztunnel-config workload

Retrieve information about workload configuration for the Ztunnel instance.

istioctl ztunnel-config workload [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

istioctl ztunnel-config w [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]
istioctl ztunnel-config workloads [<type>/]<name>[.<namespace>] [flags]

Examples

  # Retrieve summary about workload configuration for a randomly chosen ztunnel.
  istioctl ztunnel-config workload

  # Retrieve summary of workloads on node XXXX for a given Ztunnel instance.
  istioctl ztunnel-config workload <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> --node ambient-worker

  # Retrieve full workload dump of workloads with address XXXX for a given Ztunnel instance.
  istioctl ztunnel-config workload <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> --address 0.0.0.0 -o json

  # Retrieve Ztunnel config dump separately and inspect from file.
  kubectl exec -it $ZTUNNEL -n istio-system -- curl localhost:15000/config_dump > ztunnel-config.json
  istioctl ztunnel-config workloads --file ztunnel-config.json

  # Retrieve workload summary for a specific namespace
  istioctl ztunnel-config workloads <ztunnel-name[.namespace]> --workloads-namespace foo

Environment variables

Exported metrics