Equinix CLI

equinix is the command line interface (CLI) for interacting with Equinix resources and services.

Installation

Install from GitHub Releases

Equinix CLI releases contain precompiled binaries for a variety of operating systems and architectures.

1. Download the appropriate zip archive for your platform from the desired Equinix CLI release
2. Run unzip <zip file name> to expand the zip archive you downloaded
3. You can run the command immediately as ./equinix or, if you prefer, cp equinix <directory> where <directory> is a location on your local filesystem that is already included in your PATH.

Install with Homebrew

If you prefer, you can also install equinix with Homebrew by running the following commands:

brew tap equinix/homebrew-tap
brew install equinix

Usage

The full CLI documentation can be found in the docs directory.

Dynamic Command Registration

The CLI uses reflection to automatically register commands from the Equinix SDK. This approach:

• Automatically discovers all API services in the SDK client
• Generates commands for each service and method at build time
• Reduces maintenance - new SDK services are automatically available
• Ensures consistency - command structure mirrors the SDK structure

Development

Adding New Services

To onboard a new Equinix service (e.g., fabricv5), use the onboard target:

make onboard SERVICE=fabricv5

This will scaffold:

• cmd/<service>.go - Command registration
• internal/api/<service>.go - API client setup
• cmd/descriptions/<service>.json - Field descriptions to embed for help

After scaffolding, you'll need to:

1. Review and adjust the generated files
2. Ensure the SDK package exists in github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go/services/<service>
3. Run make build to verify the integration

Building

make build

Linting

make lint

Generating Documentation

make docs