---
title: pingcli pingfederate
description: Administration tools for PingFederate deployed as software
component: pingcli
version: 1.2
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_pingfederate
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/1.2/command_reference/pingcli_pingfederate.html
llms_txt: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: July 6, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
  subcommands: Subcommands
---

# pingcli pingfederate

Administration tools for PingFederate deployed as software

## Synopsis

Administration tools for PingFederate deployed as software.

When multiple products are configured in the CLI, the platform command can be used to manage one or more products collectively.

The --profile command switch can be used to specify the profile of Ping products to be managed.

```
pingcli pingfederate
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli](pingcli.html) - A CLI tool for managing the configuration of Ping Identity products.

## Subcommands

* [pingcli pingfederate administrative-accounts](pingcli_pingfederate_administrative-accounts.html) - PingFederate Administrative Accounts

* [pingcli pingfederate api](pingcli_pingfederate_api.html) - Send a custom REST API request to the management API of PingFederate.

* [pingcli pingfederate auth](pingcli_pingfederate_auth.html) - Authenticate Ping CLI to the PingFederate management APIs.

* [pingcli pingfederate authentication-api](pingcli_pingfederate_authentication-api.html) - Manage PingFederate Authentication API resources

* [pingcli pingfederate data-stores](pingcli_pingfederate_data-stores.html) - PingFederate Data Stores

* [pingcli pingfederate extended-properties](pingcli_pingfederate_extended-properties.html) - PingFederate Extended Properties

* [pingcli pingfederate idp](pingcli_pingfederate_idp.html) - Manage PingFederate IdP resources

* [pingcli pingfederate init](pingcli_pingfederate_init.html) - Initialize Ping CLI for the PingFederate management APIs.

* [pingcli pingfederate local-identity](pingcli_pingfederate_local-identity.html) - Manage PingFederate Local Identity resources

* [pingcli pingfederate oauth](pingcli_pingfederate_oauth.html) - Manage PingFederate OAuth resources

* [pingcli pingfederate password-credential-validators](pingcli_pingfederate_password-credential-validators.html) - PingFederate Password Credential Validators

* [pingcli pingfederate server-settings](pingcli_pingfederate_server-settings.html) - PingFederate Server Settings

* [pingcli pingfederate version](pingcli_pingfederate_version.html) - PingFederate Version

* [pingcli pingfederate virtual-host-names](pingcli_pingfederate_virtual-host-names.html) - PingFederate Virtual Host Names