Update

Refresh the package source lists on the target host. This is equivalent to running apt-get update -- it does not upgrade any packages:

$ osapi client node package update --target web-01

  Job ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

  HOSTNAME  STATUS   CHANGED
  web-01    changed  true

  1 host: 1 changed

Broadcast to refresh sources across all hosts:

$ osapi client node package update --target _all

  Job ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

  HOSTNAME  STATUS   CHANGED
  web-01    changed  true
  web-02    changed  true
  mac-01    skip

  3 hosts: 2 changed, 1 skipped

  Details:
  mac-01    unsupported platform

JSON Output

Use --json to get the full API response:

$ osapi client node package update --target web-01 --json
{"results":[{"hostname":"web-01","changed":true,"status":"ok"}],
"job_id":"..."}

Flags

Flag	Description	Default
-T, --target	Target: _any, _all, hostname, or label (group:web)	_all
-j, --json	Output raw JSON response