consul/website/content/commands/license.mdx

---
layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: License'
description: >
  The license command provides a datacenter-level view of the Consul
  Enterprise license.
---

# Consul License

Command: `consul license`

<EnterpriseAlert />

The `license` command provides datacenter-level view of the Consul Enterprise license. This was added
in Consul 1.1.0 but Consul 1.10.0 removed the ability to set and reset the license using the CLI.
See the [licensing documentation](/docs/enterprise#licensing) for more information about 
Consul Enterprise license management.

If ACLs are enabled then a token with operator privileges may be required in
order to use this command. Requests are forwarded internally to the leader
if required, so this can be run from any Consul node in a cluster. See the
[ACL Guide](https://learn.hashicorp.com/consul/security-networking/production-acls) for more information.

```text
Usage: consul license <subcommand> [options] [args]

  This command has subcommands for managing the Consul Enterprise license
  Here are some simple examples, and more detailed examples are
  available in the subcommands or the documentation.

  Install a new license from a file:

      $ consul license put @consul.license

  Install a new license from stdin:

      $ consul license put -

  Install a new license from a string:

      $ consul license put "<license blob>"

  Retrieve the current license:

      $ consul license get

  Reset the current license:

      $ consul license reset

  For more examples, ask for subcommand help or view the documentation.

Subcommands:
    get      Get the current license
    put      Puts a new license in the datacenter
    reset    Resets the license in the datacenter
```

## put

-> **Deprecated** The ability to manage the cluster's license via the CLI
was removed in Consul 1.10. While the CLI command still exists it will
always return an error. This command will be fully removed in a future release.

This command sets the Consul Enterprise license.

Usage: `consul license put [options] LICENSE`

#### API Options

@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'

@include 'http_api_options_server.mdx'

The output looks like this:

```text
License is valid
License ID: 2afbf681-0d1a-0649-cb6c-333ec9f0989c
Customer ID: 0259271d-8ffc-e85e-0830-c0822c1f5f2b
Expires At: 2019-05-22 03:59:59.999 +0000 UTC
Datacenter: *
Package: premium
Licensed Features:
        Automated Backups
        Automated Upgrades
        Enhanced Read Scalability
        Network Segments
        Redundancy Zone
        Advanced Network Federation
```

## get

This command gets the Consul Enterprise license.

Usage: `consul license get [options]`

#### API Options

@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'

@include 'http_api_options_server.mdx'

The output looks like this:

```text
License is valid
License ID: 2afbf681-0d1a-0649-cb6c-333ec9f0989c
Customer ID: 0259271d-8ffc-e85e-0830-c0822c1f5f2b
Expires At: 2019-05-22 03:59:59.999 +0000 UTC
Datacenter: *
Package: premium
Licensed Features:
        Automated Backups
        Automated Upgrades
        Enhanced Read Scalability
        Network Segments
        Redundancy Zone
        Advanced Network Federation
```

## reset

-> **Deprecated** The ability to manage the cluster's license via the CLI
was removed in Consul 1.10. While the CLI command still exists it will
always return an error. This command will be fully removed in a future release.

Resets license for the datacenter to the one builtin in Consul binary, if it is still valid.
If the builtin license is invalid, the current one stays active.

Usage: `consul license reset [options]`

#### API Options

@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'

@include 'http_api_options_server.mdx'

The output looks like this:

```text
License is valid
License ID: 2afbf681-0d1a-0649-cb6c-333ec9f0989c
Customer ID: 0259271d-8ffc-e85e-0830-c0822c1f5f2b
Expires At: 2019-05-22 03:59:59.999 +0000 UTC
Datacenter: *
Package: premium
Licensed Features:
        Automated Backups
        Automated Upgrades
        Enhanced Read Scalability
        Network Segments
        Redundancy Zone
        Advanced Network Federation
```