1. Sitecore Command Line Interface reference

The CLI login command

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The Sitecore CLI includes a login command that allows developers to log into a Sitecore instance.

Note

Sitecore CLI login command requires the use of Sitecore Identity.

Usage

The Sitecore CLI login command is initiated within the Sitecore CLI by using the following:

dotnet sitecore login [options]

Options

You can use the following options with the login command:

Option

Required?

Description

--authority, --auth

No

Identity authority for the environment, such as identity server or AAD tenant URL.

--environment, -n

No

Named Sitecore environment to use. Default: 'default'.

--cm

No

Sitecore content management hostname to connect to.

--allow-write

No

Enable writing data to the environment.

--client-credentials

No

Use client credentials (for CI/CD, shared secret).

--client-id

No

The OAuth ClientID to send. Defaults to 'Device' for device auth, and 'SitecoreCLIServer' for client credentials.

--client-secret

No

The OAuth client secret to send. Only used for client credentials authentication.

--config, -c

No

Path to the root sitecore.json directory. Default: current working directory.

--help, -h, -?

No

Display developer help and usage information about the command.

--trace, -t

No

Outputs additional diagnostics and detailed information about the command.

Examples

The following are examples of using the login command for interactive user login:

Command

Result

dotnet sitecore login --authority https://<Sitecore identity server> --cm http://<Sitecore instance> --allow-write true
dotnet sitecore login

Output:

Logging in to Sitecore. You should see a browser window open shortly.
[DeviceLogin] User Code : 1234
[DeviceLogin] Authentication url : https://id.[host].localhost/device?userCode=1234
[DeviceLogin] Authorization pending. Waiting.
[DeviceLogin] Authorization pending. Waiting.
Your login is complete. You can close the browser tab now.
Login information has been saved.

The following are examples of using the login command for non-interactive user login:

Command

Description

dotnet sitecore login --authority https://<Sitecore identity server> --cm http://<sitecore instance> --allow-write true --client-credentials true --client-id <client id> --client-secret <client secret>

Use the non-interactive client login.

For more information, refer to logging in to a Sitecore instance using the CLI.

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