Authentication is the gate between your terminal and your mailbox. nylas auth config handles it.

The nylas auth config command stores your Nylas API key so the CLI can authenticate requests to Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP providers. Run it interactively or pass --api-key for CI/CD pipelines and scripts.

Quick Start

brew install nylas/nylas-cli/nylas nylas init nylas auth config

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Syntax

nylas auth config [ --api-key KEY]

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Examples

Interactive configuration:

nylas auth config # Paste your API key when prompted

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Non-interactive (CI/scripts):

export NYLAS_API_KEY = your_api_key nylas auth config

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How It Works

The CLI stores credentials securely in your system keychain (macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service, or Windows Credential Manager).…