auth login (Deprecated)

Authenticate with Phala Cloud (use ‘phala login’ instead)

This command is deprecated. See the newer alternatives.

Command: phala auth login

Syntax

phala auth login [options] [<api-key>]

Description

Authenticate with Phala Cloud (use ‘phala login’ instead)

Arguments

Argument	Description
<api-key>?	API key (triggers device flow if omitted)

Options

Option	Description
--manual	Enter API key manually
--no-open	Skip browser launch

Global Options

Option	Description
-h, --help	Show help information for the current command
-v, --version	Show CLI version
--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
-j, --json, --no-json	Output in JSON format
--interactive	Enable interactive mode for commands that support it
--cvm-id <value>	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
--api-version <value>	API version to use (e.g. 2026-01-21, 2026-05-22, 2026-06-23)
--timeout SECONDS	Request timeout in seconds (default 60)

Examples

• Display help:

phala auth login --help