Most commands that produce output support the --output-format parameter. This accepts the following values:

text

Text format (default). Structured data is rendered as a table.

json

JSON (single line).

json-pretty

JSON (multiple lines, nicely formatted).

Also, the following environment variables can modify output behavior:

PROXMOX_OUTPUT_FORMAT

Defines the default output format.

PROXMOX_OUTPUT_NO_BORDER

If set (to any value), do not render table borders.

PROXMOX_OUTPUT_NO_HEADER

If set (to any value), do not render table headers.

Note

The text format is designed to be human readable, and not meant to be parsed by automation tools. Please use the json format if you need to process the output.