auth0-cli

Auth0 CLI — Command Reference

The Auth0 CLI (auth0) lets you manage your tenant from the terminal. Install it via Homebrew (brew install auth0/auth0-cli/auth0). For complete flag definitions and examples, see the Full CLI Reference.

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Before You Start: Authenticate

auth0 login                          # interactive device-code login
auth0 login --scopes "read:client_grants"  # request extra scopes if 403
auth0 login --domain <tenant>.auth0.com --client-id <id> --client-secret "$AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET"  # CI/CD

See Authentication Details for machine login with JWT, tenant management, and logout.

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Quick Decision Guide

What you're doing	Command to use
Setting up a new project	auth0 apps create --type spa|regular|m2m|native --json
Need a client ID or secret	auth0 apps show <id> -r --json
Registering a backend API	auth0 apis create --identifier "https://..." --json
Finding a user's ID	auth0 users search --query "email:..." --json
Creating/managing roles (RBAC)	auth0 roles create / auth0 users roles assign
B2B multi-tenancy	auth0 orgs create
Custom login logic	auth0 actions create --trigger post-login --json
Branding the login page	auth0 ul update --logo ... --accent ...
Custom domain for login	auth0 domains create --domain "auth.myapp.com" --json
Debugging a failed login	auth0 logs tail --filter "type:f" --json-compact
Testing a login flow	auth0 test login <client-id>
Exporting config as Terraform	auth0 terraform generate --output-dir ./terraform
Managing connections, grants, hooks	auth0 api get <path>
Scripting / parsing output	Add --json or --json-compact to any command
Security hardening	auth0 protection brute-force-protection update --enabled true
Routing logs externally	auth0 logs streams create datadog|http|splunk
Bulk importing users	auth0 users import --connection-name ... --users '...' --json

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Command Overview

Apps — Manage Applications

Create or inspect Auth0 applications (client ID, secret, callback URLs, app type). Alias: auth0 clients.

auth0 apps create --name "My SPA" --type spa \
  --auth-method None \
  --callbacks "http://localhost:3000" \
  --logout-urls "http://localhost:3000" \
  --origins "http://localhost:3000" --json

auth0 apps list --json-compact
auth0 apps show <client-id> --json
auth0 apps update <client-id> --callbacks "http://localhost:3000,https://myapp.com" --json
auth0 apps delete <client-id> --force

App types: spa, regular, m2m, native, resource_server

Full details: Apps Reference

APIs — Manage API Resources

Register backend APIs (Resource Servers) to protect with Auth0 tokens. Alias: auth0 resource-servers.

auth0 apis create --name "My API" --identifier "https://api.myapp.com" \
  --scopes "read:data,write:data" --token-lifetime 3600 --json

auth0 apis list --json-compact
auth0 apis scopes list <api-id> --json

Key distinction: apps = the client requesting tokens. apis = the resource accepting tokens.

Full details: APIs Reference

Users — Manage Users

Create, search, inspect, import, and manage users in your tenant.

auth0 users search --query "email:user@example.com" --json
auth0 users search-by-email user@example.com --json-compact
auth0 users create --connection-name "Username-Password-Authentication" \
  --email "test@example.com" --password "$USER_PASSWORD" --json
auth0 users show <user-id> --json
auth0 users blocks list <email> --json
auth0 users blocks unblock <email>
auth0 users import --connection-name "Username-Password-Authentication" \
  --users '[...]' --upsert --json

Full details: Users Reference

Roles — Manage RBAC Roles

Create roles, assign permissions, and assign roles to users. The CLI has dedicated commands for all role operations.

auth0 roles create --name "editor" --description "Can edit content" --json
auth0 roles permissions add <role-id> --api-id <api-id> --permissions "read:data,write:data" --json
auth0 users roles assign <user-id> --roles <role-id>
auth0 users roles show <user-id> --json-compact

Full details: Roles Reference

Organizations — B2B Multi-Tenancy

Manage organizations for B2B SaaS scenarios. Alias: auth0 orgs.

auth0 orgs create --name "acme-corp" --display "Acme Corporation" \
  --logo "https://acme.com/logo.png" --accent "#FF6600" --json
auth0 orgs members list <org-id> --json
auth0 orgs invitations create --org-id <org-id> --invitee-email "new@acme.com" \
  --inviter-name "Admin" --client-id <id> --json

Full details: Organizations Reference

Actions — Serverless Auth Pipeline

Create and deploy serverless functions at auth pipeline trigger points. Replaces deprecated Rules.

auth0 actions create --name "Add Claims" --trigger "post-login" \
  --code 'exports.onExecutePostLogin = async (event, api) => { ... }' --json
auth0 actions deploy <action-id>

Triggers: post-login, credentials-exchange, pre-user-registration, post-user-registration, post-change-password, send-phone-message

Important: You must deploy after creating or updating for changes to take effect.

Full details: Actions Reference

Logs — Debugging & Monitoring

auth0 logs tail --filter "type:f" --json-compact    # real-time failed logins
auth0 logs list --filter "type:f" --number 20 --json-compact  # historical

Common codes: s (success), f (failed login), slo (logout), fs (silent auth failure)

Full details: Logs Reference

Domains — Custom Domains

auth0 domains create --domain "auth.myapp.com" --type "auth0_managed_certs" --json
auth0 domains verify <domain-id> --json

Full details: Domains Reference

Universal Login — Branding

auth0 ul update --accent "#FF6600" --background "#FFFFFF" \
  --logo "https://myapp.com/logo.png" --json

Full details: Universal Login Reference

Terraform — Export as IaC

auth0 terraform generate --output-dir ./terraform --resources "auth0_client,auth0_connection"

Full details: Terraform Reference

Test — Verify Login Flows

auth0 test login <client-id>
auth0 test login <client-id> --audience "https://api.myapp.com" --scopes "openid profile email"

Full details: Test Reference

Attack Protection — Security Hardening

auth0 protection brute-force-protection update --enabled true
auth0 protection breached-password-detection update --enabled true
auth0 protection bot-detection update --enabled true

Full details: Attack Protection Reference

Log Streams — External Routing

auth0 logs streams create datadog    # interactive setup
auth0 logs streams create http       # custom webhook
auth0 logs streams list --json

Supported: eventbridge, eventgrid, http, datadog, splunk, sumo

Full details: Log Streams Reference

Raw API Mode — Direct Management API Access

When a dedicated command doesn't exist, auth0 api calls Management API v2 endpoints directly.

auth0 api get connections
auth0 api post client-grants --data '{"client_id":"...","audience":"...","scope":["read:data"]}'
auth0 api get stats/daily -q "from=20240101" -q "to=20240131"

Full details: Raw API Reference

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Output Formatting

Always use --json or --json-compact for machine-readable output. Three modes (mutually exclusive):

Flag	When to use
--json	Human inspection, debugging — pretty-printed with indentation
--json-compact	Piping to jq, scripting, pipelines — compact single-line
--csv	Spreadsheets and tabular export

auth0 apps list --json-compact | jq '.[] | {client_id, name}'
auth0 users show <user-id> --json-compact | jq '{id: .user_id, email: .email}'
auth0 roles list --json-compact | jq '.[].name'

Full details: Output Formatting Reference

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Reference Documentation

Complete CLI reference with all flags, examples, and usage patterns:

• Setup Guide — installation, authentication, CI/CD configuration
• Authentication — login modes, tenant management, scopes
• Apps — create, list, show, update, delete, session-transfer
• APIs — create, scopes, token lifetime
• Users — search, create, import, blocks, roles
• Roles — RBAC setup, permissions management
• Organizations — B2B, members, invitations
• Actions — pipeline triggers, deploy workflow
• Logs — tail, list, type codes
• Domains — custom domains, verification
• Universal Login — branding, templates, prompts
• Terraform — IaC export
• Test — login flow verification
• Attack Protection — brute-force, breach, bot detection
• Log Streams — external service routing
• Raw API Mode — direct Management API access
• Output Formatting — --json, --json-compact, --csv
• Shared Flags — --tenant, --no-input, --debug

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Related Skills

• auth0-quickstart — Initial Auth0 setup, framework detection
• auth0-migration — Migrate from other auth providers
• auth0-mfa — Multi-Factor Authentication setup

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References

• Auth0 CLI Documentation
• Auth0 Management API v2
• Auth0 Documentation