# Installing the CLI

# macOS

# Homebrew

brew install pipedreamhq/pd-cli/pipedream

# From source

Run the following command:

curl https://cli.pipedream.com/install | sh

This will automatically download and install the pd CLI to your Mac. You can also download the macOS build (opens new window), unzip that archive, and place the pd binary somewhere in your PATH (opens new window).

If this returns a permissions error, you may need to run:

curl https://cli.pipedream.com/install | sudo sh

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If you encounter the error bad CPU type in executable: pd, you will need to install Rosetta 2 on your Mac by running the following command:

softwareupdate --install-rosetta

# Linux

Download the CLI build for your architecture below. Unzip that archive, and place the pd binary somewhere in your PATH (opens new window).

# Windows (native)

Download the CLI build for Windows (opens new window). Unzip that archive, save pd.exe in Program Files, and add its file path to Path in your system environment variables (opens new window). Use pd.exe in a terminal that supports ANSI colors, like the Windows Terminal (opens new window).

# Windows (WSL)

Download the appropriate Linux CLI build for your architecture. Unzip that archive, and place the pd binary somewhere in your PATH (opens new window).

# CLI Builds

Pipedream publishes the following builds of the CLI. If you need to use the CLI on another OS or architecture, please reach out (opens new window).

Operating System Architecture link
Linux amd64 download (opens new window)
Linux 386 download (opens new window)
Linux arm download (opens new window)
Linux arm64 download (opens new window)
macOS amd64 download (opens new window)
Windows amd64 download (opens new window)

Run pd to see a list of all commands, or pd help <command> to display help docs for a specific command.

See the CLI reference for detailed usage and examples for each command.

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