excalidraw login
Log in to Excalidraw+ and save an API key for later commands.
Pick a login method, check the API key against the API, and save it for the API origin. Later commands use the saved key unless --api-key or EXCALIDRAW_API_KEY is set. render and mermaid don't need a login.
excalidraw login [options]Examples
excalidraw login
excalidraw login --api-key uk-...
excalidraw login --api-url https://staging.example.comNotes
- Need a key? Create one in Excalidraw+ under Account settings → MCP/API key (personal) or Workspace settings → MCP/API Keys. See /docs/api/authentication
- Logging in with the browser (OAuth) is coming soon.
--api-keyskips the prompts, e.g. in scripts.- Keys are saved in ~/.config/excalidraw-cli/credentials.json, one per
--api-url.
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