diff --git a/apiclient/httpclient.go b/apiclient/httpclient.go
index f178078a7..84d8a0ffa 100644
--- a/apiclient/httpclient.go
+++ b/apiclient/httpclient.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apigee/apigeecli/clilog"
 )
 
-//PostHttpZip method is used to send resources, proxy bundles, shared flows etc.
+// PostHttpZip method is used to send resources, proxy bundles, shared flows etc.
 func PostHttpZip(print bool, auth bool, method string, url string, headers map[string]string, zipfile string) (err error) {
 
 	var req *http.Request
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func PostHttpZip(print bool, auth bool, method string, url string, headers map[s
 	return nil
 }
 
-//PostHttpOctet method is used to send resources, proxy bundles, shared flows etc.
+// PostHttpOctet method is used to send resources, proxy bundles, shared flows etc.
 func PostHttpOctet(print bool, update bool, url string, proxyName string) (respBody []byte, err error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(proxyName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func DownloadFile(url string, auth bool) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	return resp, err
 }
 
-//DownloadResource method is used to download resources, proxy bundles, sharedflows
+// DownloadResource method is used to download resources, proxy bundles, sharedflows
 func DownloadResource(url string, name string, resType string) error {
 	var filename string
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func DownloadResource(url string, name string, resType string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-//HttpClient method is used to GET,POST,PUT or DELETE JSON data
+// HttpClient method is used to GET,POST,PUT or DELETE JSON data
 func HttpClient(print bool, params ...string) (respBody []byte, err error) {
 	// The first parameter instructs whether the output should be printed
 	// The second parameter is url. If only one parameter is sent, assume GET
@@ -291,15 +291,18 @@ func HttpClient(print bool, params ...string) (respBody []byte, err error) {
 	return handleResponse(print, resp)
 }
 
-//PrettyPrint method prints formatted json
+// PrettyPrint method prints formatted json
 func PrettyPrint(body []byte) error {
-	var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
-	err := json.Indent(&prettyJSON, body, "", "\t")
-	if err != nil {
-		clilog.Error.Println("error parsing response: ", err)
-		return err
+	if !options.NoOutput {
+		var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
+		err := json.Indent(&prettyJSON, body, "", "\t")
+		if err != nil {
+			clilog.Error.Println("error parsing response: ", err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(prettyJSON.String())
 	}
-	fmt.Println(prettyJSON.String())
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/apiclient/options.go b/apiclient/options.go
index 045b5e776..f77eed47b 100644
--- a/apiclient/options.go
+++ b/apiclient/options.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apigee/apigeecli/clilog"
 )
 
-//BaseURL is the Apigee control plane endpoint
+// BaseURL is the Apigee control plane endpoint
 var BaseURL = "https://apigee.googleapis.com/v1/organizations/"
 var StageBaseURL = "https://staging-apigee.sandbox.googleapis.com/v1/organizations/"
 
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ type ApigeeClientOptions struct {
 	SkipCheck      bool   //skip checking access token expiry
 	SkipCache      bool   //skip writing access token to file
 	PrintOutput    bool   //prints output from http calls
+	NoOutput       bool   //disables printing API responses
 	ProxyUrl       string //use a proxy url
 }
 
 var options *ApigeeClientOptions
 
-//NewApigeeClient sets up options to invoke Apigee APIs
+// NewApigeeClient sets up options to invoke Apigee APIs
 func NewApigeeClient(o ApigeeClientOptions) {
 	if options == nil {
 		options = new(ApigeeClientOptions)
@@ -84,6 +85,11 @@ func NewApigeeClient(o ApigeeClientOptions) {
 	} else {
 		options.PrintOutput = false
 	}
+	if o.NoOutput {
+		options.NoOutput = true
+	} else {
+		options.NoOutput = false
+	}
 	//read preference file
 	_ = ReadPreferencesFile()
 
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ func UseStaging() {
 	BaseURL = StageBaseURL
 }
 
-//SetApigeeOrg sets the org variable
+// SetApigeeOrg sets the org variable
 func SetApigeeOrg(org string) (err error) {
 	if org == "" {
 		if GetApigeeOrg() == "" {
@@ -106,47 +112,47 @@ func SetApigeeOrg(org string) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-//GetApigeeOrg gets the org variable
+// GetApigeeOrg gets the org variable
 func GetApigeeOrg() string {
 	return options.Org
 }
 
-//SetApigeeEnv set the env variable
+// SetApigeeEnv set the env variable
 func SetApigeeEnv(env string) {
 	options.Env = env
 }
 
-//GetApigeeEnv gets the env variable
+// GetApigeeEnv gets the env variable
 func GetApigeeEnv() string {
 	return options.Env
 }
 
-//SetApigeeToken sets the access token for use with Apigee API calls
+// SetApigeeToken sets the access token for use with Apigee API calls
 func SetApigeeToken(token string) {
 	options.Token = token
 }
 
-//GetApigeeToken get the access token value in client opts (does not generate it)
+// GetApigeeToken get the access token value in client opts (does not generate it)
 func GetApigeeToken() string {
 	return options.Token
 }
 
-//SetProjectID sets the project id
+// SetProjectID sets the project id
 func SetProjectID(projectID string) {
 	options.ProjectID = projectID
 }
 
-//GetProjectID gets the project id
+// GetProjectID gets the project id
 func GetProjectID() string {
 	return options.ProjectID
 }
 
-//SetServiceAccount
+// SetServiceAccount
 func SetServiceAccount(serviceAccount string) {
 	options.ServiceAccount = serviceAccount
 }
 
-//GetServiceAccount
+// GetServiceAccount
 func GetServiceAccount() string {
 	if options.ServiceAccount == "" {
 		envVar := os.Getenv("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS")
@@ -157,48 +163,48 @@ func GetServiceAccount() string {
 	return options.ServiceAccount
 }
 
-//IsSkipCheck
+// IsSkipCheck
 func IsSkipCheck() bool {
 	return options.SkipCheck
 }
 
-//IsSkipCache
+// IsSkipCache
 func IsSkipCache() bool {
 	return options.SkipCache
 }
 
-//IsSkipLogInfo
+// IsSkipLogInfo
 func IsSkipLogInfo() bool {
 	return options.SkipLogInfo
 }
 
-//SetSkipLogIngo
+// SetSkipLogIngo
 func SetSkipLogInfo(l bool) {
 	options.SkipLogInfo = l
 	clilog.Init(l)
 }
 
-//PrintOutput
+// PrintOutput
 func SetPrintOutput(output bool) {
 	options.PrintOutput = output
 }
 
-//GetPrintOutput
+// GetPrintOutput
 func GetPrintOutput() bool {
 	return options.PrintOutput
 }
 
-//GetProxyURL
+// GetProxyURL
 func GetProxyURL() string {
 	return options.ProxyUrl
 }
 
-//SetProxyURL
+// SetProxyURL
 func SetProxyURL(proxyurl string) {
 	options.ProxyUrl = proxyurl
 }
 
-//DryRun
+// DryRun
 func DryRun() bool {
 	if os.Getenv("APIGEECLI_DRYRUN") != "" {
 		clilog.Warning.Println("Dry run mode enabled! unset APIGEECLI_DRYRUN to disable dry run")
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index c58934bb0..85e688bd9 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-//RootCmd to manage apigeecli
+// RootCmd to manage apigeecli
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "apigeecli",
 	Short: "Utility to work with Apigee APIs.",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 var accessToken, serviceAccount string
-var disableCheck bool
+var disableCheck, noOutput bool
 
 func init() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&disableCheck, "disable-check", "",
 		false, "Disable check for newer versions")
 
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&noOutput, "no-output", "",
+		false, "Disable printing API responses from the control plane")
+
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(apis.Cmd)
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(org.Cmd)
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(sync.Cmd)
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 		PrintOutput: true,
 		SkipLogInfo: skipLogInfo,
 		SkipCache:   skipCache,
+		NoOutput:    noOutput,
 	})
 }