Command

nylas auth show

Display account details.

Written by Qasim Muhammad Staff SRE

Published February 13, 2026Updated June 21, 2026

What does nylas auth show do?

The nylas auth show command displays detailed information about a connected account including email address, provider, grant ID, OAuth scopes, token expiry, and sync status. Pass a grant ID to inspect a specific account.

Usage

nylas auth show [grant-id]

Flags

Flag	Description
--json	Output as JSON
--no-color	Disable color output
--verbose(-v)	Enable verbose output
--config	Custom config file path
--help(-h)	Show help for the command
--limit	Limit results (most list commands)
--yes(-y)	Skip confirmations

Examples

The nylas auth show command displays detailed information about a connected account including email address, provider, grant ID, OAuth scopes, token expiry, and sync status.

Show active account

nylas auth show

Show specific grant

nylas auth show grant_abc123 --json

Example output

Grant ID:    grant_abc123
Email:       alice@example.com
Provider:    google
Status:      valid
Scopes:      email, calendar, contacts
Created:     2026-05-12T09:14:00Z
Updated:     2026-06-18T11:02:00Z

Troubleshooting

No active account

Run `nylas auth login` to connect an account, or `nylas auth switch` to select one.

Token shows as expired

Run `nylas auth login` to refresh your OAuth token. API key auth doesn't expire.

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Run nylas auth show --help for full help output.