nylas auth providers: Developer Reference with Examples

#cli #authentication #security #devtools

Need to list available providers? One command.

The nylas auth providers command lists every email provider the CLI supports — Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and IMAP. Each entry shows the provider name, authentication method (OAuth or credentials), and supported features.

Quick Start

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

Syntax

nylas auth providers

How It Works

The CLI stores credentials securely in your system keychain (macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service, or Windows Credential Manager). Tokens are refreshed automatically — you authenticate once and commands just work.

When to use this command

Authentication commands manage API credentials and provider connections. Use auth config for initial setup, auth login to connect a mailbox, auth status to verify.

Examples

List providers:

nylas auth providers

JSON output:

nylas auth providers --json

Related Commands

nylas auth config — Configure API credentials for the Nylas CLI
nylas auth login — Authenticate with a provider (Gmail, Outlook, etc.) to connect your mailbox
nylas auth list — List all connected accounts (grants)
nylas auth whoami — Show current user info for the active account