tfdc module search

Name: tfdc-module-search
Rating: 92
Author: mkusaka

Search the Terraform module registry.

Usage

bash

tfdc module search -query <keyword> [-offset 0] [-limit 20] [-format text]

Flags

Flag	Required	Default	Description
`-query`	Yes		Search query (e.g., `vpc`, `eks`, `s3`)
`-offset`	No	`0`	Result offset for pagination
`-limit`	No	`20`	Max results
`-format`	No	`text`	Output format: `text`, `json`, `markdown`

Output fields

Field	Description
`module_id`	Module ID in `namespace/name/provider/version` format
`name`	Module name
`description`	Module description
`downloads`	Download count
`verified`	Whether the module is verified
`published_at`	Publication timestamp

Examples

bash

# Search for VPC modules
tfdc module search -query vpc

# Search with JSON output
tfdc module search -query eks -format json

# Paginated search
tfdc module search -query s3 -offset 20 -limit 10

JSON output

json

{
  "items": [
    {
      "module_id": "terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws/6.6.0",
      "name": "vpc",
      "description": "Terraform module to create AWS VPC resources",
      "downloads": 168103660,
      "verified": false,
      "published_at": "2026-01-08T19:16:31.278629Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

Workflow

Use with tfdc module get to fetch full module details:

bash

# Search
tfdc module search -query vpc -format json | jq '.items[].module_id'

# Get details
tfdc module get -id terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws/6.6.0