cli-ref-setapikey.md

title	NuGet CLI setapikey command
description	Reference for the nuget.exe setapikey command
author	JonDouglas
ms.author	jodou
ms.date	01/18/2018
ms.topic	reference

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, or detailed.

Also see Environment variables

Examples

nuget setapikey 4003d786-cc37-4004-bfdf-c4f3e8ef9b3a

nuget setapikey 4003d786-cc37-4004-bfdf-c4f3e8ef9b3a -source https://example.com/nugetfeed