# Deploy Function

> Deploy a function using the Appwrite CLI

- Skill: `appwrite/deploy-function` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add appwrite/deploy-function`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/appwrite/deploy-function/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: appwrite (https://skillmd.com/u/appwrite)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/appwrite/deploy-function

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# Deploy a function using the Appwrite CLI

## Prerequisites

- Appwrite CLI installed (`npm install -g appwrite-cli`)
- Authenticated with `appwrite login`
- Project initialized with `appwrite init`

## Quick Deploy

```sh
appwrite push functions
```

## Full Workflow

### 1. Initialize a new function

```sh
appwrite init functions
```

This scaffolds a new function with a starter template and adds it to `appwrite.config.json`.

### 2. Pull existing functions from Console

```sh
appwrite pull functions
```

### 3. Configuration

Functions are configured in `appwrite.config.json`:

```json
{
    "projectId": "<PROJECT_ID>",
    "endpoint": "https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1",
    "functions": [
        {
            "$id": "<FUNCTION_ID>",
            "name": "userAuth",
            "enabled": true,
            "live": true,
            "logging": true,
            "runtime": "node-18.0",
            "deployment": "<DEPLOYMENT_ID>",
            "vars": [],
            "events": [],
            "schedule": "",
            "timeout": 15,
            "entrypoint": "userAuth.js",
            "commands": "npm install",
            "version": "v3",
            "path": "functions/userAuth"
        }
    ]
}
```

### 4. Deploy

```sh
appwrite push functions
```

## CI/CD (Non-Interactive)

Set up headless mode first:

```sh
appwrite client \
    --endpoint https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1 \
    --project-id <PROJECT_ID> \
    --key <API_KEY>
```

Then deploy non-interactively:

```sh
# Push all functions
appwrite push functions --all --force

# Push a specific function
appwrite push functions --function-id <FUNCTION_ID> --force

# Push all resources at once (functions, tables, buckets, teams, topics)
appwrite push all --all --force
```

## Function Management Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `appwrite functions list` | List all functions in the project |
| `appwrite functions create` | Create a new function |
| `appwrite functions get --function-id <ID>` | Get a function by ID |
| `appwrite functions update --function-id <ID>` | Update a function |
| `appwrite functions delete --function-id <ID>` | Delete a function |
| `appwrite functions list-runtimes` | List all active runtimes |

## Deployment Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `appwrite functions list-deployments --function-id <ID>` | List all deployments |
| `appwrite functions create-deployment --function-id <ID>` | Upload a new deployment |
| `appwrite functions get-deployment --function-id <ID> --deployment-id <ID>` | Get a deployment |
| `appwrite functions update-deployment --function-id <ID> --deployment-id <ID>` | Set active deployment |
| `appwrite functions delete-deployment --function-id <ID> --deployment-id <ID>` | Delete a deployment |
| `appwrite functions download-deployment --function-id <ID> --deployment-id <ID>` | Download deployment contents |

## Execution Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `appwrite functions create-execution --function-id <ID>` | Trigger a function execution |
| `appwrite functions list-executions --function-id <ID>` | List execution logs |
| `appwrite functions get-execution --function-id <ID> --execution-id <ID>` | Get an execution log |

### Trigger with body

```sh
appwrite functions create-execution \
    --function-id <FUNCTION_ID> \
    --body '{"key": "value"}'
```

## Environment Variables

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `appwrite functions list-variables --function-id <ID>` | List all variables |
| `appwrite functions create-variable --function-id <ID> --key <KEY> --value <VALUE>` | Create a variable |
| `appwrite functions update-variable --function-id <ID> --variable-id <ID> --key <KEY> --value <VALUE>` | Update a variable |
| `appwrite functions delete-variable --function-id <ID> --variable-id <ID>` | Delete a variable |

Variables are accessible at runtime as environment variables.

## Local Development

Run your function locally for quick debugging:

```sh
appwrite run functions
```

This starts a local development server that watches for file changes and automatically rebuilds.