Agentic Data Plane

rpk cloud login

Log in to the Redpanda Cloud.

This command checks for an existing Redpanda Cloud API token and, if present, ensures it is still valid. If no token is found or the token is no longer valid, this command will login and save your token along with the client ID used to request the token.

You may use either SSO or client credentials to log in.

Usage

rpk cloud login [flags]

Sso

This will automatically launch your default web browser and prompt you to authenticate via our Redpanda Cloud page. Once you have successfully authenticated, you will be ready to use rpk cloud commands.

You may opt out of auto-opening the browser by passing the --no-browser flag.

Client Credentials

Cloud client credentials can be used to login to Redpanda, they can be created in the Clients tab of the Users section in the Redpanda Cloud online interface. client credentials can be provided in three ways, in order of preference:

  • In your rpk cloud auth, client_id and client_secret fields

  • Through RPK_CLOUD_CLIENT_ID and RPK_CLOUD_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables

  • Through the --client-id and --client-secret flags

If none of these are provided, rpk will use the SSO method to login. If you specify environment variables or flags, they will not be synced to the rpk.yaml file unless the --save flag is passed. The cloud authorization token and client ID is always synced.

Flags

Value Type Description

--client-id

string

The client ID of the organization in Redpanda Cloud.

--client-secret

string

The client secret of the organization in Redpanda Cloud.

--no-browser

bool

Opt out of auto-opening authentication URL.

--no-profile

bool

Skip automatic profile creation and any associated prompts.

--save

bool

Save environment or flag specified client ID and client secret to the configuration file.

Global flags

Value Type Description

--config

string

Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml.

-X, --config-opt

stringArray

Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail.

--ignore-profile

bool

Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings.

--profile

string

rpk profile to use.

-v, --verbose

bool

Enable verbose logging.