activities

Search for activities across a loaded database. Returns a paginated list with process IDs, names, locations, and reference products.

The process ID returned (in UUID_UUID format) is the key you’ll pass to inventory, impacts, and other commands.

Usage

volca --config volca.toml --db <DB> activities [OPTIONS]

Command reference

{activitiesHelp}

Examples

# Search by name
volca --config volca.toml --db ecoinvent activities --name "electricity"

# Filter by geography
volca --config volca.toml --db ecoinvent activities --name "electricity" --geo FR

# Filter by reference product
volca --config volca.toml --db ecoinvent activities --product "heat"

# Paginate
volca --config volca.toml --db ecoinvent activities --name "transport" --limit 50 --offset 0

# JSON output for scripting
volca --config volca.toml --db ecoinvent activities --name "steel" --format json

Output

Each result includes:

• process_id — the UUID to use in subsequent commands
• name — activity name
• location — geography code (FR, GLO, RER, etc.)
• reference_product — the main output product

The process_id format is activityUUID_productUUID. You can also pass just the activityUUID to commands that accept it when the activity has a single reference product.