Save Connection Settings

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Locate the Configuration File

Create a Profile
Update a Profile
Run a Command with a Profile

You can save your frequently-used connection settings as profiles. Profiles store the project IDs, organization IDs, and, optionally, API keys to use in future Atlas CLI sessions. To save time, you can specify a profile instead of using the --projectId and --orgId flags with each command. The Atlas CLI stores your profiles in a configuration file called config.toml.

Note

Any settings stored in environment variables take precedence over settings stored in profiles. Any project or organization specified with the --projectId and --orgId flags take precedence over both the profile and the environment variables.

Locate the Configuration File

The Atlas CLI saves the configuration file to the following location depending on your operating system:

%AppData/atlascli

/Users/{username}/Library/Application Support/atlascli

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/atlascli

By default, Atlas CLI saves the configuration file in the path defined in the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable. You can modify the path defined in the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME variable to your preferred location. To learn more about modifying the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME variable, see XDG Base Directory Specification.

If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set, the Atlas CLI uses:

$HOME/.config/atlascli

The Atlas CLI grants the user who ran the command read and write access to the file.

Create a Profile

The first time you run the atlas auth login or atlas config init command, the Atlas CLI automatically creates the config.toml file and a default profile. If you run a command without specifying a profile, environment variables, or --projectId and --orgId flags, the Atlas CLI uses the default profile for the command.

Select Your Use Case

Select a connection method based on your use case:

Command	Authentication Method	Use Case
`atlas auth login`	Atlas login credentials and an authentication token	Best for non-programmatic use
`atlas config init`	API keys	Best for programmatic use

To learn more, see Select a Connection Method.

Complete the Prerequisites

Install the Atlas CLI.
Add your host's IP address to the IP access list.
If you select atlas config init as your connection method, you must Configure API keys.
If your Atlas CLI installation is behind a firewall and you want to use a proxy URL, set up the HTTP_PROXY or HTTPS_PROXY environment variable.
Important
Atlas CLI supports http, https, and socks5 schemes. You must specify cloud.mongodb.com/ as the main target URL in the proxy service's access list. You must also specify the username and password if your proxy configuration enables authentication.
To learn more, see Proxy server.

Follow These Steps

Select a use case and follow the procedure to create a profile.

Select the default profile or a named profile.

Create a default profile to:

Run a command without specifying a profile, environment variables, or --projectId and --orgId flags.
Use the --profile default flag.

Create a named profile to use the --profile <profileName> flag.

Follow these steps to create the default profile. If the default profile already exists, these commands update the default profile's values.

Run the authentication command.

Run the atlas auth login command in your terminal.

atlas auth login

The command opens a browser window and returns a one-time activation code. This code expires after 10 minutes.

Sign into Atlas.

If you aren't signed in already, sign into your Atlas account in the browser.

Enter the authorization code.

Paste your activation code into the browser and click Confirm Authorization.

Return to the Atlas CLI.

Return to the terminal. If you connect successfully, you see a message:

Successfully logged in as {Your Email Address}.

Select your default organization.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired organization and press Enter.

? Choose a default organization:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Org1 (5e39bf1212121e685774c81c)

Note

If you have access to more than 500 organizations, you must type the organization ID or the organization name to filter the results before you use the arrows to select an organization.

Select your default project.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired project and press Enter.

? Choose a default project:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
  Project1 (5e5ebffd0c04a97009061234)
  Project2 (5cfacee6014b761b07f15678)
> Project3 (5e39bf4979358e6857741212)
  Project4 (5c815cc7014b768fb67e3434)

Select your default output format.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired output format and press Enter.

? Default Output Format:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> plaintext
  json

Option	Description
`plaintext`	Human-readable output that includes all fields that the Atlas CLI returns.
`json`	JSON output that includes all fields that MongoDB CLI returns.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

The Atlas CLI uses the specified mongosh path so that you can access your deployments. The default value is /usr/local/bin/mongosh. Press Enter to accept the default or specify the path to mongosh on your system and press Enter.

? Default MongoDB Shell Path: [? for help] (/usr/local/bin/mongosh)

Verify your profile settings.

View the configuration file or run the atlas config describe command to verify your profile. For the default profile, the <profileName> is default.

atlas config describe <profileName>

The command returns following settings. The Atlas CLI redacts the access token and refresh token values for security.

SETTING           VALUE
"access_token":   "redacted",
"mongosh_path":   "/usr/local/bin/mongosh",
"org_id":         "60c9877baf349d6fc4fd9744",
"output":         "json",
"project_id":     "60c94857241ae99848af45ad",
"refresh_token":  "redacted",
"service":        "cloud"

Follow these steps to create a profile with a custom name.

Run the authentication command.

Run the atlas auth login command in your terminal with the profile <profileName> flag. <profileName> should be the desired name for your new profile.

atlas auth login --profile myProfile

The command opens a browser window and returns a one-time activation code. This code expires after 10 minutes.

Sign into Atlas.

If you aren't signed in already, sign into your Atlas account in the browser.

Enter the authorization code.

Paste your activation code into the browser and click Confirm Authorization.

Return to the Atlas CLI.

Return to the terminal. If you connect successfully, you see a message:

Successfully logged in as {Your Email Address}.

Select your default organization.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired organization and press Enter.

? Choose a default organization:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Org1 (5e39bf1212121e685774c81c)

Note

If you have access to more than 500 organizations, you must type the organization ID or the organization name to filter the results before you use the arrows to select an organization.

Select your default project.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired project and press Enter.

? Choose a default project:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
  Project1 (5e5ebffd0c04a97009061234)
  Project2 (5cfacee6014b761b07f15678)
> Project3 (5e39bf4979358e6857741212)
  Project4 (5c815cc7014b768fb67e3434)

Select your default output format.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired output format and press Enter.

? Default Output Format:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> plaintext
  json

Option	Description
`plaintext`	Human-readable output that includes all fields that the Atlas CLI returns.
`json`	JSON output that includes all fields that MongoDB CLI returns.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

? Default MongoDB Shell Path: [? for help] (/usr/local/bin/mongosh)

Verify your profile settings.

View the configuration file or run the atlas config describe command to verify your profile. For the default profile, the <profileName> is default.

atlas config describe <profileName>

The command returns following settings. The Atlas CLI redacts the access token and refresh token values for security.

SETTING           VALUE
"access_token":   "redacted",
"mongosh_path":   "/usr/local/bin/mongosh",
"org_id":         "60c9877baf349d6fc4fd9744",
"output":         "json",
"project_id":     "60c94857241ae99848af45ad",
"refresh_token":  "redacted",
"service":        "cloud"

Select the default profile or a named profile.

Create a default profile to:

Run a command without specifying a profile, environment variables, or --projectId and --orgId flags.
Use the --profile default flag.

Create a named profile to use the --profile <profileName> flag.

Follow these steps to create the default profile. If the default profile already exists, these commands update the default profile's values.

Run the authentication command.

Run the atlas config init command in your terminal.

atlas config init

Enter your API keys.

Enter your public and private keys when prompted.

Select your default organization.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired organization and press Enter.

? Choose a default organization:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Org1 (5e39bf1212121e685774c81c)

Select your default project.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired project and press Enter.

? Choose a default project:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
  Project1 (5e5ebffd0c04a97009061234)
  Project2 (5cfacee6014b761b07f15678)
> Project3 (5e39bf4979358e6857741212)
  Project4 (5c815cc7014b768fb67e3434)

Select your default output format.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired output format and press Enter.

? Default Output Format:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> plaintext
  json

Option	Description
`plaintext`	Human-readable output that includes all fields that the Atlas CLI returns.
`json`	JSON output that includes all fields that MongoDB CLI returns.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

? Default MongoDB Shell Path: [? for help] (/usr/local/bin/mongosh)

Verify your profile settings.

View the configuration file or run the atlas config describe command to verify your profile. For the default profile, the <profileName> is default.

atlas config describe <profileName>

The command returns following settings. The Atlas CLI redacts the API key values for security.

SETTING            VALUE
"mongosh_path":    "/usr/local/bin/mongosh",
"org_id":          "60c9877baf349d6fc4fd9744",
"output":          "json",
"private_api_key": "redacted",
"project_id":      "60c94857241ae99848af45ad",
"public_api_key":  "redacted",
"service":         "cloud"

Follow these steps to create a profile with a custom name.

Run the authentication command.

Run the atlas config init command in your terminal with the profile <profileName> flag. <profileName> should be the desired name for your new profile.

atlas config init --profile myProfile

Enter your API keys.

Enter your public and private keys when prompted.

Select your default organization.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired organization and press Enter.

? Choose a default organization:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> Org1 (5e39bf1212121e685774c81c)

Select your default project.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired project and press Enter.

? Choose a default project:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
  Project1 (5e5ebffd0c04a97009061234)
  Project2 (5cfacee6014b761b07f15678)
> Project3 (5e39bf4979358e6857741212)
  Project4 (5c815cc7014b768fb67e3434)

Select your default output format.

Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to highlight the desired output format and press Enter.

? Default Output Format:  [Use arrows to move, type to filter]
> plaintext
  json

Option	Description
`plaintext`	Human-readable output that includes all fields that the Atlas CLI returns.
`json`	JSON output that includes all fields that MongoDB CLI returns.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

? Default MongoDB Shell Path: [? for help] (/usr/local/bin/mongosh)

Verify your profile settings.

View the configuration file or run the atlas config describe command to verify your profile. For the default profile, the <profileName> is default.

atlas config describe <profileName>

The command returns following settings. The Atlas CLI redacts the API key values for security.

SETTING            VALUE
"mongosh_path":    "/usr/local/bin/mongosh",
"org_id":          "60c9877baf349d6fc4fd9744",
"output":          "json",
"private_api_key": "redacted",
"project_id":      "60c94857241ae99848af45ad",
"public_api_key":  "redacted",
"service":         "cloud"

Update a Profile

You can update the settings stored in your configuration file in the following ways:

Edit the config.toml file with a text editor.
Run the atlas config set command for a setting. This edits an individual value in the config.toml file.

Run a Command with a Profile

To run an Atlas CLI command using a profile:

Create a Profile.
Append the --profile <profileName> flag to a command or omit the --profile <profileName> flag to use the default profile.

Example

This command uses a profile named myProfile:

atlas <command> --profile myProfile

This command uses the default profile:

atlas <command>

Back

Connect

Migrate to the Atlas CLI

Note

Locate the Configuration File

Create a Profile

Select Your Use Case

Complete the Prerequisites

Important

Follow These Steps

Run the authentication command.

Sign into Atlas.

Enter the authorization code.

Return to the Atlas CLI.

Select your default organization.

Note

Select your default project.

Select your default output format.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, mongosh, on your system.

Verify your profile settings.

Run the authentication command.

Sign into Atlas.

Enter the authorization code.

Return to the Atlas CLI.

Select your default organization.

Note

Select your default project.

Select your default output format.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, mongosh, on your system.

Verify your profile settings.

Run the authentication command.

Enter your API keys.

Select your default organization.

Select your default project.

Select your default output format.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, mongosh, on your system.

Verify your profile settings.

Run the authentication command.

Enter your API keys.

Select your default organization.

Select your default project.

Select your default output format.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, mongosh, on your system.

Verify your profile settings.

Update a Profile

Run a Command with a Profile

Example

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.

Specify the path to the MongoDB Shell, `mongosh`, on your system.