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Command Overview
Quick reference for the OpenWebUI CLI commands. Use --help on any command for full options.
| Area | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Auth | openwebui auth login, logout, whoami, token, refresh |
Tokens via keyring/env/--token |
| Chat | openwebui chat send --prompt "Hello" |
Streaming/non-streaming, RAG context |
| Models | openwebui models list, info MODEL_ID |
Pull/delete currently placeholders |
| RAG | openwebui rag files list, collections list, search |
Upload/search files & collections |
| Config | openwebui config init, show, set, get |
Profiles, defaults, output options |
| Admin | openwebui admin stats, users, config |
Admin-only endpoints (role required) |
Global options (all commands):
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-v, --version |
Show version and exit |
-P, --profile |
Profile name to use |
-U, --uri |
Override server URI |
--token |
Bearer token (overrides env/keyring) |
-f, --format |
Output format: text, json, yaml |
-q, --quiet |
Suppress non-essential output |
--verbose |
Enable debug logging |
-t, --timeout |
Request timeout in seconds |
For configuration details, see ../guides/configuration.md.