acquia Application Management with Acquia Pipelines CLI
Use when:
- Finding your application ID or codebase ID
- Linking a local repository to an application
- Unlinking a repository from an application
- Listing available codebases
List Applications
Find application IDs associated with your account:
pipelines list-applications
Output:
Applications:
1g2i3b4b5o6u7s — My Drupal Site
abc1234567890 — Client Project
Use the application ID (e.g. 1g2i3b4b5o6u7s) in all subsequent pipeline commands.
List Codebases
List codebases available to your account (used as an alternative to application IDs):
pipelines list-codebases
Output:
+--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+--------------+
| Codebase ID | Label | Region | Applications |
+--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+--------------+
| abcd1234-5678-90ab-cdef-000000000000 | My Codebase | us-east| 3 |
+--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+--------------+
JSON output
pipelines list-codebases --format=json
Codebase IDs can be used anywhere --application-id is accepted via the --codebase-id flag.
Link a Repository to an Application
Associate your local git repository with an application or codebase ID. This lets you run pipelines start without specifying --application-id every time.
Link to an application
pipelines set-application-id --application-id=1g2i3b4b5o6u7s
Output:
The application id associated with this repository has been set to 1g2i3b4b5o6u7s
Link to a codebase
pipelines set-application-id --codebase-id=abcd1234-5678-90ab-cdef-000000000000
JSON output
pipelines set-application-id --application-id=1g2i3b4b5o6u7s --format=json
The association is stored in the repository's git config. After linking, commands like pipelines start will detect the application ID automatically from the current directory.
Unlink a Repository
Remove the application ID association from the current repository:
pipelines remove-application-id
Application ID vs Codebase ID
| Application ID | Codebase ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Short alphanumeric string | UUID |
| Scope | Single Acquia Cloud application | Can span multiple applications |
| Use when | Working with a specific application | Working with a shared codebase |
| Flag | --application-id |
--codebase-id |
Both can be used interchangeably with start, status, logs, and list-jobs.
Troubleshooting
"Unable to determine the application ID"
You haven't linked a repo or provided --application-id. Either:
# Option 1: Link the repo
pipelines set-application-id --application-id=<id>
# Option 2: Pass it explicitly each time
pipelines start --application-id=<id>
"No codebases found"
Your account doesn't have any codebases, or your credentials don't have access. Verify with:
pipelines show-connection <application_id>
Next Steps
- Run pipeline jobs — Start, monitor, and manage builds
- Getting started — Installation and authentication