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title: Access the ECE API using Elastic Cloud Control
description: The ecctl command line interface offers a convenient method to perform operations available through the Elastic Cloud Enterprise API by wrapping requests...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cloud/tree/master/reference/cloud-enterprise/ece-api-ecctl
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
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# Access the ECE API using Elastic Cloud Control
The ecctl command line interface offers a convenient method to perform operations available through the Elastic Cloud Enterprise API by wrapping requests into memorable commands. Information for installing and using the tool are available in the [Elastic Cloud Control documentation](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/ecctl/tree/main/reference), which includes several usage examples to help you get started.