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invoke CLI command reference

Detailed information on the invoke CLI command

Description

Invoke a method on a given Dapr application.

Supported platforms

Usage

dapr invoke [flags]

Flags

Name Environment Variable Default Description
--app-id, -a APP_ID The application id to invoke
--help, -h Print this help message
--method, -m The method to invoke
--data, -d The JSON serialized data string (optional)
--data-file, -f A file containing the JSON serialized data (optional)
--verb, -v POST The HTTP verb to use

Examples

# Invoke a sample method on target app with POST Verb
dapr invoke --app-id target --method sample --data '{"key":"value"}'

# Invoke a sample method on target app with GET Verb
dapr invoke --app-id target --method sample --verb GET

Last modified October 20, 2021: Env variables inconsistency (#1835) (9ddab5df)