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layout: docs
page_title: workers - Command
description: >-
  The "workers" command performs operations on Boundary worker resources. Workers are primarily used as network proxies.
---

# workers

Command: `boundary workers`

The `workers` command lets you perform operations on Boundary worker resources.

## Example

This example reads information about a worker with the ID `w_1234567890`:

```shell-session
$ boundary workers read -id w_1234567890
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary workers <subcommand> [options] [args]

  # ...

Subcommands:
    add-worker-tags           Add api tags to the specified worker.
    certificate-authority     Manage the certificate authority used to authorize Boundary workers
    create                    Create a worker
    delete                    Delete a worker
    list                      List a worker
    read                      Read a worker
    remove-worker-tags        Remove api tags from the specified worker
    set-worker-tags           Set api tags for the specified worker
    update                    Update a worker
```

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For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name
of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:

- [add-worker-tags](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/add-worker-tags)
- [certificate-authority](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/certificate-authority)
- [create](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/create)
- [delete](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/delete)
- [list](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/list)
- [read](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/read)
- [remove-worker-tags](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/remove-worker-tags)
- [set-worker-tags](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/set-worker-tags)
- [update](/boundary/docs/commands/workers/update)