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| 1 | --- |
| 2 | title: npm-login |
| 3 | section: 1 |
| 4 | description: Login to a registry user account |
| 5 | github_repo: npm/cli |
| 6 | github_branch: latest |
| 7 | github_path: docs/lib/content/commands/npm-login.md |
| 8 | redirect_from: |
| 9 | - /cli-commands/login |
| 10 | - /cli-commands/npm-login |
| 11 | - /cli-documentation/cli-commands/login |
| 12 | - /cli-documentation/cli-commands/npm-login |
| 13 | - /cli-documentation/commands/login |
| 14 | - /cli-documentation/commands/npm-login |
| 15 | - /cli-documentation/login |
| 16 | - /cli-documentation/npm-login |
| 17 | - /cli-documentation/v11/cli-commands/login |
| 18 | - /cli-documentation/v11/cli-commands/npm-login |
| 19 | - /cli-documentation/v11/commands/login |
| 20 | - /cli-documentation/v11/commands/npm-login |
| 21 | - /cli-documentation/v11/login |
| 22 | - /cli-documentation/v11/npm-login |
| 23 | - /cli/cli-commands/login |
| 24 | - /cli/cli-commands/npm-login |
| 25 | - /cli/commands/login |
| 26 | - /cli/commands/npm-login |
| 27 | - /cli/login |
| 28 | - /cli/npm-login |
| 29 | - /cli/v11/cli-commands/login |
| 30 | - /cli/v11/cli-commands/npm-login |
| 31 | - /cli/v11/commands/login |
| 32 | - /cli/v11/login |
| 33 | - /cli/v11/npm-login |
| 34 | - /commands/login |
| 35 | - /commands/npm-login |
| 36 | --- |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ### Synopsis |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ```bash |
| 41 | npm login |
| 42 | ``` |
| 43 | |
| 44 | Note: This command is unaware of workspaces. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ### Description |
| 47 | |
| 48 | Verify a user in the specified registry, and save the credentials to the `.npmrc` file. If no registry is specified, the default registry will be used (see [`config`](/cli/v11/using-npm/config)). |
| 49 | |
| 50 | When you run `npm login`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of `publish` type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). |
| 51 | |
| 52 | When using `legacy` for your `auth-type`, the username and password, are read in from prompts. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | To reset your password, go to [https://www.npmjs.com/forgot](https://www.npmjs.com/forgot) |
| 55 | |
| 56 | To change your email address, go to [https://www.npmjs.com/email-edit](https://www.npmjs.com/email-edit) |
| 57 | |
| 58 | You may use this command multiple times with the same user account to authorize on a new machine. When authenticating on a new machine, the username, password and email address must all match with your existing record. |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ### Configuration |
| 61 | |
| 62 | #### `registry` |
| 63 | |
| 64 | - Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/" |
| 65 | - Type: URL |
| 66 | |
| 67 | The base URL of the npm registry. |
| 68 | |
| 69 | #### `scope` |
| 70 | |
| 71 | - Default: the scope of the current project, if any, or "" |
| 72 | - Type: String |
| 73 | |
| 74 | Associate an operation with a scope for a scoped registry. |
| 75 | |
| 76 | Useful when logging in to or out of a private registry: |
| 77 | |
| 78 | ``` |
| 79 | # log in, linking the scope to the custom registry |
| 80 | npm login --scope=@mycorp --registry=https://registry.mycorp.com |
| 81 | |
| 82 | # log out, removing the link and the auth token |
| 83 | npm logout --scope=@mycorp |
| 84 | ``` |
| 85 | |
| 86 | This will cause `@mycorp` to be mapped to the registry for future installation of packages specified according to the pattern `@mycorp/package`. |
| 87 | |
| 88 | This will also cause `npm init` to create a scoped package. |
| 89 | |
| 90 | ``` |
| 91 | # accept all defaults, and create a package named "@foo/whatever", |
| 92 | # instead of just named "whatever" |
| 93 | npm init --scope=@foo --yes |
| 94 | ``` |
| 95 | |
| 96 | #### `auth-type` |
| 97 | |
| 98 | - Default: "web" |
| 99 | - Type: "legacy" or "web" |
| 100 | |
| 101 | What authentication strategy to use with `login`. Note that if an `otp` config is given, this value will always be set to `legacy`. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | ### See Also |
| 104 | |
| 105 | - [npm registry](/cli/v11/using-npm/registry) |
| 106 | - [npm config](/cli/v11/commands/npm-config) |
| 107 | - [npmrc](/cli/v11/configuring-npm/npmrc) |
| 108 | - [npm owner](/cli/v11/commands/npm-owner) |
| 109 | - [npm whoami](/cli/v11/commands/npm-whoami) |
| 110 | - [npm token](/cli/v11/commands/npm-token) |
| 111 | - [npm profile](/cli/v11/commands/npm-profile) |