Netlify CLI Commands Reference

Quick reference for common Netlify CLI commands used in deployments.

Authentication

# Login via browser OAuth
npx netlify login

# Check authentication status and site link
npx netlify status

# Logout
npx netlify logout

Site Management

# Link current directory to existing site
npx netlify link

# Link by Git remote URL
npx netlify link --git-remote-url <url>

# Create and link new site
npx netlify init

# Unlink from current site
npx netlify unlink

# Open site in Netlify dashboard
npx netlify open

# Open site admin panel
npx netlify open:admin

# Open site in browser
npx netlify open:site

Deployment

# Deploy preview/draft (safe for testing)
npx netlify deploy

# Deploy to production
npx netlify deploy --prod

# Deploy with specific directory
npx netlify deploy --dir=dist

# Deploy with message
npx netlify deploy --message="Deploy message"

# List all deploys
npx netlify deploy:list

Development

# Run local dev server with Netlify features
npx netlify dev

# Run local dev server on specific port
npx netlify dev --port 3000

Site Information

# Get site info
npx netlify sites:list

# Get current site info
npx netlify api getSite --data '{"site_id": "YOUR_SITE_ID"}'

Environment Variables

# List environment variables
npx netlify env:list

# Set environment variable
npx netlify env:set KEY value

# Get environment variable value
npx netlify env:get KEY

# Import env vars from file
npx netlify env:import .env

Build

# Show build settings
npx netlify build --dry

# Run build locally
npx netlify build

Functions (Serverless)

# List functions
npx netlify functions:list

# Invoke function locally
npx netlify functions:invoke FUNCTION_NAME

# Create new function
npx netlify functions:create FUNCTION_NAME

Logs

# Stream function logs
npx netlify logs

# View logs for specific function
npx netlify logs:function FUNCTION_NAME

Troubleshooting Commands

# Check CLI version
npx netlify --version

# Get help for any command
npx netlify help [command]

# Check status with verbose output
npx netlify status --verbose

Exit Codes

• 0 - Success
• 1 - General error
• 2 - Authentication error
• 3 - Site not found
• 4 - Build failed

Common Flags

• --json - Output as JSON
• --silent - Suppress output
• --debug - Show debug information
• --force - Skip confirmation prompts

Resources

• Full CLI documentation: https://docs.netlify.com/cli/get-started/
• CLI GitHub repository: https://github.com/netlify/cli