setapikey command (NuGet CLI)
Applies to: publishing • Supported versions: all
Saves an API key for a given server URL into NuGet.Config
so that it doesn't need to be entered for subsequent push commands.
Usage
nuget setapikey <key> -Source <url> [options]
where <source>
identifies the server and <key>
is the key to save. If <source>
is omitted, nuget.org is assumed.
Note
API key is not used for authenticating with the private feed.
Refer to nuget sources
command to manage credentials for authenticating with the source.
API keys can be obtained from the individual NuGet servers.
To create and manage APIKeys for nuget.org refer to acquire-an-api-key.
Options
-ConfigFile
The NuGet configuration file to apply. If not specified,
%AppData%\NuGet\NuGet.Config
(Windows), or~/.nuget/NuGet/NuGet.Config
or~/.config/NuGet/NuGet.Config
(Mac/Linux) is used. See On Mac/Linux, the user-level config file location varies by tooling..-ForceEnglishOutput
(3.5+) Forces nuget.exe to run using an invariant, English-based culture.
-?|-help
Displays help information for the command.
-NonInteractive
Suppresses prompts for user input or confirmations.
-src|-Source
Server URL where the API key is valid.
-Verbosity [normal|quiet|detailed]
Specifies the amount of detail displayed in the output:
normal
(the default),quiet
, ordetailed
.
Also see Environment variables
Examples
nuget setapikey 4003d786-cc37-4004-bfdf-c4f3e8ef9b3a
nuget setapikey 4003d786-cc37-4004-bfdf-c4f3e8ef9b3a -source https://example.com/nugetfeed