# octopus login

Login to your Octopus server using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or an API key. If no arguments are provided then login will be done interactively allowing creation of an API key.

```text
Usage:
  octopus login [flags]

Flags:
      --api-key string              The API key to login with if using API keys
      --id-token string             The ID token from your OIDC provider to login with if using OIDC
      --ignore-ssl-errors           Whether to ignore SSL errors
      --server string               The URL of the Octopus Server to login to
      --service-account-id string   The ID of the service account to login with if using OIDC

Global Flags:
  -h, --help                   Show help for a command
      --no-prompt              Disable prompting in interactive mode
  -f, --output-format string   Specify the output format for a command ("json", "table", or "basic") (default "table")
  -s, --space string           Specify the space for operations

```

## Examples

:::div{.success}
**Octopus Samples instance**

Many of the examples we use, reference the [samples instance](https://samples.octopus.app/app#/users/sign-in) of Octopus Deploy. If you'd like to explore the samples instance, you can log in as a guest.
:::

```bash
octopus login
octopus login --server https://my.octopus.app --service-account-id b1a6f20f-0ec7-4e9a-938e-db800f945b37 --id-token eyJhbGciOiJQUzI1NiIs...
octopus login --server https://my.octopus.app --api-key API-APIKEY123

```

## Learn more

- [Octopus CLI](/docs/octopus-rest-api/cli)
- [Creating API keys](/docs/octopus-rest-api/how-to-create-an-api-key)