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## Resource: login

## Article: login

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/wix-cli/legacy-clis/astro-based-wix-cli-for-apps/command-reference/global-commands/login.md

## Article Content:

# wix login

<blockquote class="warning">

**Deprecated**

The Astro-based Wix CLI for Apps is deprecated. New projects should use the [Wix CLI for Apps](https://dev.wix.com/docs/wix-cli/cli-for-apps/about-the-wix-cli-for-apps.md).

- To find out which structure a project uses, see [Determine Which CLI Your Project Uses](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/develop-an-app-with-the-cli/project-development/determine-which-cli-your-project-uses.md).
- To migrate an existing app to the new Wix CLI, see [Migrate an Astro-based CLI App to the New Wix CLI](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/develop-an-app-with-the-cli/migrate-an-app-to-the-new-cli/migrate-an-app-from-the-astro-based-cli/migrate-an-astro-based-cli-app-to-the-new-wix-cli.md).

</blockquote>

Logs in to your Wix account. 

## Usage

```bash
wix login [flags]
```

## Flags

The following flags are available for the `wix login` command:

| Flag           | Description                             |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `--api-key <token>` | Authenticate using an API key for automations and CI environments.|

## Authorize the CLI

Without the `--api-key` flag, `wix login` authorizes the CLI in a browser. The command displays a one-time code and waits while you confirm that code on the Wix login page, then completes on its own. Follow the instructions in the terminal.

If you're already logged in, `wix login` exits without asking you to authorize again. To switch accounts, run [`wix logout`](https://dev.wix.com/docs/wix-cli/legacy-clis/astro-based-wix-cli-for-apps/command-reference/global-commands/logout.md) first.

### Log in without a local browser

The CLI can't open a browser for you when you work over SSH, in a container, or in a remote development environment. You can still authorize the CLI from a browser on another device, using the URL and code the command provides.

In a non-interactive terminal, such as an AI coding agent or an automated script, the command reports its progress as JSON instead of prompting you. Use `--api-key` to authenticate in these environments.

### Network requirements

Every `wix login` method, with or without `--api-key`, calls `manage.wix.com` to authorize the CLI and verify your account. Later commands call `www.wixapis.com` to interact with a site. If you're running the CLI inside a sandboxed environment with a network egress allowlist, such as an AI agent's execution container, allow both hosts before logging in. `--api-key` removes the need for browser interaction, but it doesn't remove this network requirement. If `manage.wix.com` is unreachable, both login methods fail.