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2 title: npm-access
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4 description: Set access level on published packages
5 github_repo: npm/cli
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37
38 ### Synopsis
39
40 ```bash
41 npm access list packages [<user>|<scope>|<scope:team>] [<package>]
42 npm access list collaborators [<package> [<user>]]
43 npm access get status [<package>]
44 npm access set status=public|private [<package>]
45 npm access set mfa=none|publish|automation [<package>]
46 npm access grant <read-only|read-write> <scope:team> [<package>]
47 npm access revoke <scope:team> [<package>]
48 ```
49
50 Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
51
52 ### Description
53
54 Used to set access controls on private packages.
55
56 For all of the subcommands, `npm access` will perform actions on the packages in the current working directory if no package name is passed to the subcommand.
57
58 - grant / revoke: Add or remove the ability of users and teams to have read-only or read-write access to a package.
59
60 ### Details
61
62 `npm access` always operates directly on the current registry, configurable from the command line using `--registry=<registry url>`.
63
64 Unscoped packages are _always public_.
65
66 Scoped packages _default to restricted_, but you can either publish them as public using `npm publish --access=public`, or set their access as public using `npm access set status=public` after the initial publish.
67
68 You must have privileges to set the access of a package:
69
70 - You are an owner of an unscoped or scoped package.
71 - You are a member of the team that owns a scope.
72 - You have been given read-write privileges for a package, either as a member of a team or directly as an owner.
73
74 If you have two-factor authentication enabled then you'll be prompted to provide a second factor, or may use the `--otp=...` option to specify it on the command line.
75
76 If your account is not paid, then attempts to publish scoped packages will fail with an HTTP 402 status code (logically enough), unless you use `--access=public`.
77
78 Management of teams and team memberships is done with the `npm team` command.
79
80 ### Configuration
81
82 #### `json`
83
84 - Default: false
85 - Type: Boolean
86
87 Whether or not to output JSON data, rather than the normal output.
88
89 - In `npm pkg set` it enables parsing set values with JSON.parse() before saving them to your `package.json`.
90
91 Not supported by all npm commands.
92
93 #### `otp`
94
95 - Default: null
96 - Type: null or String
97
98 This is a one-time password from a two-factor authenticator. It's needed when publishing or changing package permissions with `npm access`.
99
100 If not set, and a registry response fails with a challenge for a one-time password, npm will prompt on the command line for one.
101
102 #### `registry`
103
104 - Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
105 - Type: URL
106
107 The base URL of the npm registry.
108
109 ### See Also
110
111 - [`libnpmaccess`](https://npm.im/libnpmaccess)
112 - [npm team](/cli/v11/commands/npm-team)
113 - [npm publish](/cli/v11/commands/npm-publish)
114 - [npm config](/cli/v11/commands/npm-config)
115 - [npm registry](/cli/v11/using-npm/registry)