How to view Yugabyte license details from the command line – Yugabyte

Summary

YugabyteDB Anywhere currently supports license verification only through the command line. The YugabyteDB Anywhere (YBA) UI does not display license details at this time.

This article explains how to verify the license details i.e license validity, creation date and expiration date etc in a YugabyteDB Anywhere (YBA) deployments.

Steps to Verify License Status

To check the status of your YugabyteDB Anywhere license, follow the steps below from the YBA node.

1. Run the following command:

cut -d ':' -f1 yba.lic | base64 --decode | jq

2. Sample Output

{
  "ID": "bsvahdsa638ueok63",
  "customer": "Yugabyte",
  "customer_emails": [
    "example@yugabyte.com"
  ],
  "purpose": 1,
  "expiration_time": "2024-09-28",
  "create_time": "2026-03-28"
}

3. Explanation of Fields

Field	Description
`ID`	Unique license identifier
`customer`	Licensed customer name
`customer_emails`	Customer email addresses used to create license
`purpose`	Internal license use type (integer value)
`expiration_time`	License expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`create_time`	License creation date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Note: This command assumes that your license file is named yba.lic and is located in the current working directory.

Additional Information

If you encounter any issues, contact Yugabyte Support with your license file and environment details.