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Theapigee-remote-service-cli Command Line Interface (CLI) helps you provision and manage Apigee Adapter for Envoy.
Simplify CLI commands with the‑‑config option
The‑‑config option specifies the locationof theconfig.yaml file generated by theprovision command. A helpful benefit of this option is that itallows you to skip most other command parameters because the CLI pulls them directly from theconfig.yaml file.
Note that any command-line parameters specified override values in theconfig.yaml file.
- organization
- environment
- runtime
- management
- insecure
- namespace
- legacy
- opdk
You can use this option when upgrading the adapter; however, you must still include the--force-proxy-install flag in that case. For example, you could execute theprovision command like this:
apigee-remote-service-cli provision --config='old-config.yaml' > new-config.yaml
Note that if you do not change any values in the old config file, you don't have to save a new one, because it will be identical to the original.
List bindings command
List all API products that are bound to the Remote Service.
Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli bindings list [flags]
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-c, | Optional | All | (String) The path to the Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the ‑‑config option. |
-e, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An environment in your organization. |
-h, | Optional | All | Displays help for the command parameters. |
‑‑insecure | Optional | All | Allow insecure server connections when using SSL. |
‑‑legacy | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-m, | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
‑‑mfa | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
‑‑opdk | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-o, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An Apigee organization. You must be an org administrator. |
-p, | N/A (Basic Auth Only) | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-r, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) Specifies the runtime URL for your Private Cloud or Apigee hybrid instance. The URL must start withhttps://. For example:https://apitest.example.net |
| N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-t, | Required (OAuth token auth only) | All | (String) An OAuth or SAML token that you generate from your Apigee account information. Overrides any other provided credentials. |
-u, | N/A (Basic Auth Only) | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-v, | Optional | All | (Optional) Produces verbose output. |
Example
apigee-remote-service-cli bindings list -o myorg -e test --token $TOKEN \-c config.yaml
Example output
API Products============Bound-----envoy-test: Quota: 5 requests every 1 minute Target bindings: httpbin.org Paths:httpbin: Quota: 5 requests every 1 minute Target bindings: httpbin.org Paths: /httpbin /Unbound-------product-1: Quota: 100 requests every 1 hourproduct-2: Quota: 1000 requests every 1 monthproduct-3:product-4:
Help command
Online help is provided for allapigee-remote-service-cli commands. Just type:
apigee-remote-service-cli help
For help on any command, type:
apigee-remote-service-cli [command] help
For example:
apigee-remote-service-cli provision help
Provision command
Theapigee-remote-service-cli provision command installs two API proxies in your Apigee Edge organization, sets up a certificate, and generates credentials that you'll need to configure the Apigee Adapter for Envoy.
Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli provision [flags]
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
‑‑analytics-sa | Optional | Apigee hybrid and Apigee only | (String) Use this flag to specify the path to a Google Cloud service account key file, where the service account has the |
-c, | Optional | All | (String) The path to the Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the --config option. |
-e, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An environment in your organization. |
-f, ‑‑force-proxy-install | Optional | All | (Optional) Forces theremote-service proxy to be re-installed if it is already installed in your org.UPGRADE NOTE:If you are upgrading to v1.1.0 or a later version, you must include the--force-proxy-install flag to replace the existing remote service proxy deployed on Apigee. |
-h, | Optional | All | Displays help for the command parameters. |
‑‑insecure | Optional | All | Allow insecure server connections when using SSL. |
‑‑legacy | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-m, | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
‑‑mfa | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-n, ‑‑namespace | Optional if--config is present; defaults toapigee. | For Kubernetes deployments only | (String) Emit configuration as an Envoy ConfigMap in the specified namespace. Default:apigee |
‑‑opdk | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-o, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An Apigee organization. You must be an org administrator to provision. |
-p, | N/A (Basic Auth Only) | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
‑‑rotate | Optional | Apigee hybrid only | (Integer) Ifn > 0, generate new private key and keepn public keys (hybrid only) |
-r, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) Specifies the runtime URL for your Apigee hybrid instance. The URL must start withhttps://. For example:https://apitest.example.net |
| N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-t, | Required (OAuth token auth only) | All | (String) An OAuth or SAML token that you generate from your Apigee account information. Overrides any other provided credentials. |
-u, | N/A (Basic Auth Only) | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-v, | Optional | All | (Optional) Produces verbose output. |
‑‑virtual-hosts | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
Example
As the following example shows, it's important to capture the output of theprovision command in a file, which is used as input for other Apigee Adapter for Envoy operations.
Example:
apigee-remote-service-cli provision --legacy --mfa $MFA --username $USER --password $PASSWORD \--organization $ORG --environment $ENV > config.yaml
Samples command
Creates and lists sample configuration files.
Create sample configuration files
Creates sample configuration files for native Envoy and Istio deployments.
Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli samples create [flags]
Description
This command requires a validconfig.yaml file as input. This input file is the file that was generated through provisioning. By default, the sample files are output to a directory named./samples. The command creates this directory for you.
If you're using native Envoy, the command takes the target service host and the desired name forits cluster. It also sets a custom SSL connection from the Envoy proxy to the remote servicecluster if a folder containingtls.key andtls.crt is provided via--tls.
If you're using Istio, where the Envoy proxy acts as a sidecar, if the target is unspecified, thehttpbin example will be generated. Otherwise, you are responsible for preparingconfiguration files related to deployment of your target services.
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
‑‑adapter‑host | Used for Envoy templates only | All | (String) The adapter hostname (default:localhost) |
-c, ‑‑config | Required | All | (String) Path to Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the --config option. |
-f, ‑‑force | Optional | All | Force the existing directory to be overwritten. |
-h, ‑‑help | Optional | All | Displays help for the command parameters. |
‑‑host | Used for Envoy templates only | All | (String) The target service host (defaulthttpbin.org) |
-n, ‑‑name | Optional | All | (String) The target service name (defaulthttpbin.org) |
‑‑out | Optional | All | (String) The directory in which to create the sample config files. Default: ./samples |
‑‑tag | Used for Istio templates only | All | (String) The version tag of the Envoy Adapter image. Default: Current release version |
-t, ‑‑template | Optional | All | (String) The Envoy or Istio template name. To see the available list of templates, execute the commandapigee-remote-service samples templates. Default:istio-1.9. The default works for all 1.9+ versions of Istio. |
‑‑tls | Optional, for Envoy templates only | All | (String) The directory containingtls.key andtls.crt files used for the adapter service. |
Example
apigee-remote-service-cli samples create -c ./config.yaml
List available template options
Lists the templates available to use with the--templates parameter for thesamples command.
Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli samples templates
Parameters
None.
Example
apigee-remote-service-cli samples templates
Supported templates (native is deprecated): envoy-1.15 envoy-1.16 envoy-1.17 istio-1.7 istio-1.8 istio-1.9
Token commands
You can use a JWT token to make authenticated API proxy calls instead of using an API key.The token commands let you create, inspect, and rotate JWT tokens for this purpose.
Create a JWT token
You can use a JWT token to make authenticated API proxy calls to a remote service target. SeealsoUsing JWT based authentication.Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli token create [flags]
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-c, | Required | All | (String) The path to the Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the --config option. |
-e, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An environment in your organization. |
-h, | Optional | All | Displays help for the command parameters. |
--i, --id | Required | All | (String) TheKey credential found in the Apigee developer app as described inHow to obtain an API key. |
‑‑insecure | Optional | All | Allow insecure server connections when using SSL. |
‑‑legacy | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
‑‑opdk | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-o, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An Apigee organization. You must be an org administrator. |
-r, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) Specifies the runtime URL for your Private Cloud or Apigee hybrid instance. The URL must start withhttps://. For example:https://apitest.example.net |
--s, ‑‑secret | Required | All | (String) TheSecret credential found in the Apigee developer app as described inHow to obtain an API key. |
| N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-v, | Optional | All | (Optional) Produces verbose output. |
Example
apigee-remote-service-cli token create -o myorg -e test -i YUmlZAcBKNsTAelJqPZFl3sh58ObATX9 \-s icTARgaKHqvUH1dq -c config.yaml
Output
On success, you'll see a JST token output similar to the following:eyJraWQiOiIxIiwidHlwIjoiSldUIiwiYWxnIjoiUlMyNTYifQ.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.AL7pKSTmond-NSPRNNHVbIzTdAnZjOXcjQ-BbOJ_8lsQvF7PuiOUrGIhY5XTcJusisKgbCdtIxBl8Wq1EiQ_fKnUc3JYYOqzpTB5bGoFy0Yqbfu96dneuWyzgZnoQBkqwZkbQTIg7WNTGx1TJX-UTePvBPxAefiAbaEUcigX9tTsXPoRJZOTrm7IOeKpxpB_gQYkxQtV1_NbERxjTPyMbHdMWal9_xRVzSt7mpTGudMN9OR-VtQ1uXA67GOqhZWcOzq57qImOiCMbaoKnKUADevyWjX_VscN5ZZUtzQUQhTrmv8aR69-uVhMIPKp9juMyYKaYn2IsYZEeCWfhfV45Q
Inspect a JWT token
You can inspect a JWT token with this command. See alsoInspect a token.Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli token inspect [flags]
Parameters
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-c, | Required | All | (String) The path to the Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the ‑‑config option. |
-e, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An environment in your organization. |
-f, | Required | All | (String) The token file (default: usestdin) |
-h, | Optional | All | Displays help for the command parameters. |
‑‑insecure | Optional | All | Allow insecure server connections when using SSL. |
‑‑legacy | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
‑‑opdk | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-o, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An Apigee organization. You must be an org administrator. |
-r, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) Specifies the runtime URL for your Private Cloud or Apigee hybrid instance. The URL must start withhttps://. For example:https://apitest.example.net |
| N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | This parameter does not apply for Apigee installations. |
-v, | Optional | All | (Optional) Produces verbose output. |
Example
apigee-remote-service-cli token inspect -c config.yaml <<< $TOKEN
Output
On success, you'll see output similar to the following:{"aud": ["remote-service-client"],"exp": 1591741549,"iat": 1591740649,"iss": "https://apigee-docs-test.apigee.net/remote-service/token","jti": "99325d2e-6440-4278-9f7f-b252a1a79e53","nbf": 1591740649,"access_token": "VfzpXzBGAQ07po0bPMKY4JgQjus","api_product_list": ["httpbin"],"application_name": "httpbin","client_id": "GYDGHy5TRpV8AejXCOlreP7dPVepA8H","developer_email": "user@example.com","scope": ""}verifying...token ok.Rotate a JWT token
At some time after you initially generate a JWT, you might need to change the public/private keypair stored by Apigee in its encrypted key-value map (KVM). This process of generatinga new key pair is called key rotation. When you rotate keys, a new private/public key pairis generated and stored in the "istio" KVM in your Apigee organization/environment.In addition, the old public key is retained along with its original key ID value.NOTE:Key rotation is only available for Edge for Cloud andEdge for Private Cloud.Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli token rotate-cert [flags]
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-c, | Required | All | (String) The path to the Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the --config option. |
-e, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | All | (String) An environment in your organization. |
-h, | N/A | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | Displays help for the command parameters. |
--k, --key | N/A | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | (String) The provision key. |
‑‑insecure | N/A | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | Allow insecure server connections when using SSL. |
‑‑legacy | N/A | Edge Public Cloud only | You must set this flag if you are using Apigee Edge for Public Cloud. Sets the management and runtime URLs for Apigee Edge for Public Cloud. |
‑‑opdk | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | You must set this flag if you are using Apigee Edge for Private Cloud. |
-o, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Edge Public and Private Cloud only | (String) An Apigee organization. You must be an org administrator. |
-r, | N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | (String) Specifies the runtime URL for your Private Cloud or Apigee hybrid instance. The URL must start withhttps://. For example:https://apitest.example.net |
--s, ‑‑secret | Required | All | (String) The provision secret. |
| N/A | Edge Private Cloud only | (String) Specifies client-side TLS certificate, private key, and root CA for mTLS connection. |
--t, ‑‑truncate | Required | All | (Integer) The number of certs to keep in JWKS (default 2). |
-v, | Optional | All | (Optional) Produces verbose output. |
Example
apigee-remote-service-cli token rotate-cert -c config.yaml -o myorg -e test \-k 2e238ffa15dc5ab6a1e97868e7581f6c60ddb8575478582c256d8b7e5b2677a8 \-s 51058077223fa7b683c3bea845c5cca138340d1d5583922b6d465f9f918a4b08
Output
certificate successfully rotated
Create an internal token
Create a JWT token for authorizing remote-service API calls.Note: This command is only available for Apigee hybrid.Usage
apigee-remote-service-cli token internal [flags]
Parameters
Parameters
| Parameters | Presence | Used with products | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-c, | Required | Apigee hybrid only | (String) The path to the Apigee Remote Service config file. Tip: This flag allows you to omit most other command parameters, because the CLI is able to pull them directly from the config file. See Using the --config option. |
-d, | Required | Apigee hybrid only | (String) valid time of the internal JWT from creation (default:10m0s (10 minutes)). |
-e, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) An environment in your organization. |
-h, | Optional | Apigee hybrid only | Displays help for the command parameters. |
‑‑insecure | Optional | Apigee hybrid only | Allow insecure server connections when using SSL. |
-o, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) An Apigee organization. You must be an org administrator. |
-r, | Optional if--config is present; required otherwise. | Apigee hybrid only | (String) Specifies the runtime URL for your Apigee hybrid instance. The URL must start withhttps://. For example:https://apitest.example.net |
-v, | Optional | Apigee hybrid only | (Optional) Produces verbose output. |
Version command
Print the CLI version.
apigee-remote-service-cli version
Configuration file
This section shows an example configuration file with all of the available options.
global: temp_dir: /tmp/apigee-istio keep_alive_max_connection_age: 10m api_address: :5000 metrics_address: :5001 tls: cert_file: tls.crt key_file: tls.keytenant: internal_api: https://istioservices.apigee.net/edgemicro remote_service_api: https://org-test.apigee.net/remote-service org_name: org env_name: env key: mykey secret: mysecret client_timeout: 30s tls: ca_file: /opt/apigee/tls/ca.crt cert_file: /opt/apigee/tls/tls.crt key_file: /opt/apigee/tls/tls.key allow_unverified_ssl_cert: falseproducts: refresh_rate: 2manalytics: legacy_endpoint: false file_limit: 1024 send_channel_size: 10 collection_interval: 10sauth: api_key_claim: claim api_key_cache_duration: 30m api_key_header: x-api-key api_header: :authority allow_unauthorized: false jwt_provider_key: https://org-test.apigee.net/remote-token/token append_metadata_headers: true
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