dbt-cloud-cli

dbt-cloud-cli is a command line interface for dbt Cloud API. It abstracts the REST API calls in an easy-to-use interface that can be incorporated into automated and manual (ad-hoc) workloads. Here are some example use cases for dbt-cloud-cli:

1. Triggering a dbt Cloud job to run in a CI/CD pipeline: Use dbt-cloud job run in a CI/CD workflow (e.g., Github Actions) to trigger a dbt Cloud job that runs and tests the changes in a commit branch
2. Setting up dbt Cloud jobs: Use dbt-cloud job create to create standardized jobs between dbt Cloud projects. You can also use dbt-cloud job export to export an existing job from one dbt Cloud project and then dbt-cloud job import to import it to another.
3. Downloading run artifacts: Use dbt-cloud run get-artifact to download run artifacts (e.g., catalog.json) from dbt Cloud.
4. Retrieving metadata: Use dbt-cloud metadata query to retrieve metadata (e.g., model execution times, test results) from a dbt Cloud project.

Installation

dbt-cloud-cli has been tested with the following Python versions:

• ✅ Python 3.6
• ✅ Python 3.7
• ✅ Python 3.8
• ✅ Python 3.9
• ✅ Python 3.10

Installation from PyPI:

pip install dbt-cloud-cli

Running in Docker:

docker run datamie/dbt-cloud-cli:latest

Environment variables

The following environment variables are used as argument defaults:

• DBT_CLOUD_HOST (--dbt-cloud-host): dbt Cloud host (cloud.getdbt.com (multi-tenant instance) by default if the environment variable is not set)
• DBT_CLOUD_API_TOKEN (--api-token): API authentication key
• DBT_CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID (--account-id): Numeric ID of the dbt Cloud account
• DBT_CLOUD_JOB_ID (--job-id): Numeric ID of a dbt Cloud job

Commands

For more information on a command, run dbt-cloud <command> --help. For more information on the API endpoints, see dbt Cloud API V3 docs and dbt Cloud Metadata API docs.

Group	Command	Implemented	API endpoint
Account	dbt-cloud account get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/
Account	dbt-cloud account list	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/
Audit log	dbt-cloud audit-log get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/audit-logs/
Project	dbt-cloud project create	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/
Project	dbt-cloud project delete	✅	DELETE https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{id}/
Project	dbt-cloud project get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{id}/
Project	dbt-cloud project list	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/
Project	dbt-cloud project update	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{id}/
Environment	dbt-cloud environment create	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/environments/
Environment	dbt-cloud environment delete	✅	DELETE https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/environments/{id}/
Environment	dbt-cloud environment get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/environments/{id}/
Environment	dbt-cloud environment list	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/environments/
Environment	dbt-cloud environment update	❌	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/environments/{id}/
Connection	dbt-cloud connection create	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{project_id}/connections/
Connection	dbt-cloud connection delete	✅	DELETE https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{project_id}/connections/{id}/
Connection	dbt-cloud connection get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{project_id}/connections/{id}/
Connection	dbt-cloud connection list	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{project_id}/connections/
Connection	dbt-cloud connection update	❌	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v3/accounts/{account_id}/projects/{project_id}/connections/{id}/
Repository	dbt-cloud repository create	❌	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/repositories/
Repository	dbt-cloud repository delete	❌	DELETE https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/repositories/{id}/
Repository	dbt-cloud repository get	❌	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/repositories/{id}/
Repository	dbt-cloud repository list	❌	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/repositories/
Job	dbt-cloud job create	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/
Job	dbt-cloud job delete	✅	DELETE https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/{id}/
Job	dbt-cloud job delete-all	✅	Uses a composition of one or more endpoints
Job	dbt-cloud job get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/{id}/
Job	dbt-cloud job list	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/
Job	dbt-cloud job run	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/{job_id}/run/
Job	dbt-cloud job update	❌	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/{id}/
Job	dbt-cloud job get-artifact	❌	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/jobs/{job_id}/artifacts/{remainder}
Job	dbt-cloud job export	✅	Uses a composition of one or more endpoints
Job	dbt-cloud job import	✅	Uses a composition of one or more endpoints
Run	dbt-cloud run get	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/runs/{id}/
Run	dbt-cloud run list	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/runs/
Run	dbt-cloud run cancel	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/runs/{run_id}/cancel/
Run	dbt-cloud run cancel-all	✅	Uses a composition of one or more endpoints
Run	dbt-cloud run list-artifacts	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/runs/{run_id}/artifacts/
Run	dbt-cloud run get-artifact	✅	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/runs/{run_id}/artifacts/{remainder}
Run	dbt-cloud run get-step	❌	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/steps/{id}/
User	dbt-cloud user get	❌	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/users/{id}/
User	dbt-cloud user list	❌	GET https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/users/
User	dbt-cloud user update	❌	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/api/v2/accounts/{account_id}/users/{id}/
Metadata	dbt-cloud metadata query	✅	POST https://{dbt_cloud_host}/graphql/

dbt-cloud account get

This command retrieves dbt Cloud account information.

Usage

dbt-cloud account get --account-id 123456

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud account list

This command retrieves all available dbt Cloud accounts.

Usage

dbt-cloud account list

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud audit-log get

❗ Available for Enterprise accounts only.

This command retrieves audit logs for the dbt Cloud account.

Usage

dbt-cloud audit-log get --logged-at-start 2022-05-01 --logged-at-end 2022-05-07 --limit 1

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud project create

This command creates a new dbt Cloud project in a given account.

Usage

dbt-cloud project create --name "My project"

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud project delete

This command deletes a dbt Cloud project in a given account.

Usage

dbt-cloud project delete --project-id 273731

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud project get

This command retrieves dbt Cloud project information.

Usage

dbt-cloud project get --project-id 123457

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud project list

This command returns a list of projects in the account.

Usage

dbt-cloud project list

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud project update

This command updates a project in a given account.

Usage

dbt-cloud project update --project-id 273745 --name "My project renamed"

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud environment create

This command a new dbt Cloud environment in a given project.

Usage

dbt-cloud environment create --account-id 123456 --project-id 123457 --name "My environment" --dbt-version "1.5.0-latest"

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud environment delete

This command deletes a dbt Cloud environment in a given project.

Usage

dbt-cloud environment delete --account-id 123456 --project-id 123457 --environment-id 40480

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud environment list

This command retrieves environments in a given project.

Usage

dbt-cloud environment list --account-id 123456 --project-id 123457 --limit 1

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud environment get

This command retrieves information about an environment in a given project.

Usage

dbt-cloud environment get --account-id 123456 --project-id 123457 --environment-id 67890

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud connection create

This command creates a new database connection in a given project. Supported connection types:

• snowflake: Connection to a Snowflake database. Has inout validation for connection parameters.
• bigquery: Connection to a Google BigQuery database. No input validation.
• postgres: Connection to a PostgreSQL database. No input validation.
• redshift: Connection to an Amazon Redshift database. No input validation.
• adapter: Connection to a database using a custom dbt Cloud adapter. No input validation.

Usage

dbt-cloud connection create --account-id 54321 --project-id 123467 --name Snowflake --type snowflake --account snowflake_account --database analytics --warehouse transforming --role transformer --allow-sso False --client-session-keep-alive False

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud connection delete

This command deletes a database connection in a given project.

Usage

dbt-cloud connection delete --account-id 54321 --project-id 123467 --connection-id 56901

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud connection list

This command retrievies details of dbt Cloud database connections in a given project.

Usage

dbt-cloud connection list --account-id 54321 --project-id 123467 --limit 1

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud connection get

This command retrievies the details of a dbt Cloud database connection.

Usage

dbt-cloud connection get --account-id 54321 --project-id 123467 --connection-id 56901

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud job run

This command triggers a dbt Cloud job run and returns a run status JSON response.

Usage

>> dbt-cloud job run --job-id 43167 --cause "My first run!" --steps-override '["dbt seed", "dbt run"]' --wait
Job 43167 run 34929305: QUEUED ...
Job 43167 run 34929305: QUEUED ...
Job 43167 run 34929305: QUEUED ...
Job 43167 run 34929305: STARTING ...
Job 43167 run 34929305: RUNNING ...
Job 43167 run 34929305: SUCCESS ...

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud job get

This command returns the details of a dbt Cloud job.

Usage

dbt-cloud job get --job-id 43167

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud job list

This command returns a list of jobs in the account.

Usage

dbt-cloud job list --account-id 123456 --project-id 123457 --limit 2

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud job create

This command creates a job in a dbt Cloud project.

Usage

dbt-cloud job create --project-id 12345 --environment-id 49819 --name "Create job" --execute-steps '["dbt seed", "dbt run"]'

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud job delete

This command deletes a job in a dbt Cloud project.

Usage

dbt-cloud job delete --job-id 48474

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud job delete-all

💡 This is a composition of one or more base commands.

This command fetches all jobs on the account, deletes them one-by-one after user confirmation via prompt and prints out the job delete responses.

Usage

>> dbt-cloud job delete-all --keep-jobs "[43167, 49663]"
Jobs to delete: [54658, 54659]
Delete job 54658? [y/N]: yes
Job 54658 was deleted.
Delete job 54659? [y/N]: yes
Job 54659 was deleted.

dbt-cloud job export

💡 This is a composition of one or more base commands.

This command exports a dbt Cloud job as JSON to a file and can be used in conjunction with dbt-cloud job import to copy jobs between dbt Cloud projects.

Usage

dbt-cloud job export > job.json

dbt-cloud job import

💡 This is a composition of one or more base commands.

This command imports a dbt Cloud job from exported JSON. You can use JSON manipulation tools (e.g., jq) to modify the job definition before importing it.

Usage

dbt-cloud job export > job.json
cat job.json | jq '.environment_id = 49819 | .name = "Imported job"' | dbt-cloud job import

dbt-cloud run get

This command returns the details of a dbt Cloud run.

Usage

dbt-cloud run get --run-id 36053848

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud run list

This command returns a list of runs in the account.

Usage

dbt-cloud run list --limit 2

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud run cancel

This command cancels a dbt Cloud run. A run can be 'cancelled' irregardless of it's previous status. This means that you can send a request to cancel a previously successful / errored run (and nothing happens practically) and the response status would be similar to cancelling a currently queued or running run.

Usage

dbt-cloud run cancel --run-id 36053848

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud run cancel-all

💡 This is a composition of one or more base commands.

This command fetches all runs on the account, cancels them one-by-one after user confirmation via prompt and prints out the run cancellation responses.

You should typically use this with a --status arg of either Running or Queued as cancellations can be requested against all runs. Without this, you will effectively be trying to cancel all runs that had ever been scheduled in the project irregardless of its' current status (which could take a long time if your project has had a lot of previous runs).

Usage

>> dbt-cloud run cancel-all --status Running
Runs to cancel: [36053848]
Cancel run 36053848? [y/N]: yes
Run 36053848 has been cancelled.

dbt-cloud run list-artifacts

This command fetches a list of artifact files generated for a completed run.

Usage

dbt-cloud run list-artifacts --run-id 36053848

Click to view sample response

dbt-cloud run get-artifact

This command fetches an artifact file from a completed run. Once a run has completed, you can use this command to download the manifest.json, run_results.json or catalog.json files from dbt Cloud. These artifacts contain information about the models in your dbt project, timing information around their execution, and a status message indicating the result of the model build.

Usage

dbt-cloud run get-artifact --run-id 36053848 --path manifest.json > manifest.json

dbt-cloud metadata query

This command queries the dbt Cloud Metadata API using GraphQL.

Usage

dbt-cloud metadata query -f query.graphql

Click to view sample query

An alternative way of using the command without saving the GraphQL query to a file is to pipe it to dbt-cloud metadata query.

>> echo '{
  model(jobId: 49663, uniqueId: "model.jaffle_shop.customers") {
    parentsModels {
      runId
      uniqueId
      executionTime
    }
    parentsSources {
      runId
      uniqueId
      state
    }
  }
}' | dbt-cloud metadata query

Demo utilities

The utilities listed here are for demonstration purposes only and are subject to change. In order to use the demo utilities you need to install the dbt-cloud-cli with extra demo dependencies:

pip install dbt-cloud-cli[demo]

dbt-cloud demo data-catalog

An interactive CLI application for exploring catalog.json artifacts.

Usage

>> latest_run_id=$(dbt-cloud run list --job-id $DBT_CLOUD_JOB_ID --limit 1 | jq .data[0].id -r)
>> dbt-cloud run get-artifact --run-id $latest_run_id --path catalog.json -f catalog.json
>> dbt-cloud demo data-catalog -f catalog.json



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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean McIntyre for his initial work on triggering a dbt Cloud job using Python as proposed in this post on dbt Discourse. Thank you for sharing your work with the community!