n8n/packages/@n8n/cli/docs/commands/config.md
Albert Alises 20f1092815
feat: Add @n8n/cli: a client CLI to manage n8n from the terminal (#26943)
Co-authored-by: Daria Staferova <daria.staferova@n8n.io>
Co-authored-by: Nikhil Kuriakose <nikhil.kuriakose@n8n.io>
2026-03-20 14:11:35 +00:00

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config

Manage CLI configuration (URL, API key).

config set-url

Set the n8n instance URL.

n8n-cli config set-url https://my-n8n.app.n8n.cloud
n8n-cli config set-url http://localhost:5678

config set-api-key

Set the API key for authentication.

n8n-cli config set-api-key n8n_api_xxxxx

The API key is stored in ~/.n8n-cli/config.json with 0600 file permissions.

config show

Show current configuration.

n8n-cli config show
# URL:      https://my-n8n.app.n8n.cloud
# API Key:  n8n_api_xxxx...xxxx

The API key is partially masked for security.