mc license info
The mc license info command displays information about the MinIO AIStor deployment’s license status.
The command shows:
- Organization name
- License plan and trial status
- Organization-level storage capacity limit
- License issue and expiration dates
- License ID (if available)
- API key (if available)
For complete information about license management and renewal procedures, see Licenses.
Syntax
Parameters
ALIAS
Required
The alias of the MinIO AIStor deployment.
Output
The command output varies depending on the license status.
Valid license
When a valid license is installed, the command displays a table with the following fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Organization | The organization name associated with the license. |
| Plan | The license plan type. Displays (Trial) suffix for trial licenses. |
| Org-level Capacity Limit | The storage capacity limit in TiB. Displays N/A if not set. |
| Issued | The date and time the license was issued. |
| Expiry | The license expiration date and time. Displays N/A for free licenses. |
| License ID | The unique license identifier (if available). |
| API Key | The API key associated with the license (if available). |
Free license
Free licenses do not expire.
For free licenses, the Expiry field displays N/A.
Support for free licenses was added in AIStor Server RELEASE.2025-12-20T04-58-37Z and AIStor Client RELEASE.2025-12-19T20-11-44Z.
Expired license
When an expired license is installed, the command displays the same fields as for a valid license.
The Expiry field holds a date in the past.
A past expiry date means only that the license expired. The command compares the expiry date to the current time, and does not report the state the deployment is in. How long ago the license expired determines that state:
- Grace period - Read and write operations continue as normal
- Read-only mode - Read operations allowed, write operations blocked
- Offline mode - All S3 operations blocked, Admin API and Console remain accessible
Trial licenses have no grace period. A trial license enters read-only mode at expiry.
For the day counts and the effects of each state, see License expiration.
To renew an expired license, use mc license update.
No license installed
When no license is installed, the command displays an error message:
License is not installed. Please run 'mc license update <alias>' to install a license.
To install a license, use mc license register to register the deployment with SUBNET, or use mc license update to retrieve the latest license from SUBNET or apply a license file.
Global flags
This command supports any of the global flags.